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Not sure how this happens... unless they changed his conviction due to who dad is and that he's a big-time baseball player for Stillwater HS? He was sentenced to 78 years... and that was reduced to community service.
A Stillwater High School student charged with a criminal felony based on 10 counts left the courthouse Monday with no jail time.
Jesse Butler was charged on 10 counts — two counts of attempted rape, three counts of rape by instrumentation, one count of sexual battery, one count of forcible oral sodomy, two counts of domestic assault and battery by strangulation and one count of domestic assault and battery — in February. The dates of the offenses were throughout 2024. He was 17 when he committed the crimes.
Butler initially pleaded not guilty March 6 at the Payne County Court House, and later no contest once his offender status changed. Special Judge Susan Worthington denied his request to be certified and charged as a juvenile. The State of Oklahoma filed the charges and made a deal with the defense for Butler to be charged as a youthful offender, judge permitting.
Butler’s status was changed to youthful offender after a hearing July 24. A youthful offender status usually grants rehabilitation and less severe punishment than an adult would receive. On Aug. 25, Butler pleaded no contest to the 10 counts and an additional 11th count he received for violating a protective order.
The Office of Juvenile Affairs created a rehabilitation plan and presented it to the judge Monday. The plan included more than 100 hours of community service, a curfew, no social media, daily check-ins and weekly counseling until his 19th birthday. It was approved.
The court sentenced Butler to 78 years Aug. 25, but as long as he complies with his rehabilitation plan, he will not serve any jail time.
The two victims reported the crimes to SHS officials in late 2024, a police report revealed. Paul Blankinship, an SHS school resource officer, stated in the report that he talked with the two female students Sept. 12, 2024. One student said to Blankinship that she and Butler were in a romantic relationship for the first three months of 2024.
"She said she would always tell him 'No' but he would get aggressive and hurt her until she said 'Yes,'" Blankinship stated.
The other victim was in a relationship with Butler beginning shortly after her 16th birthday in March, according to her mother’s Facebook post.
Amber Selvey, the mother of one of the victims, said the fight for justice wasn’t just about her daughter. It was about every kid who has been hurt in this way.
“As a mom, I never thought I’d have to watch my daughter fight this kind of battle,” Selvey said. “One where she had to prove she was the victim, over and over again, while the system made excuse after excuse for the person who hurt her.”
Selvey said watching her daughter stay brave while adults failed her has been both inspiring and heartbreaking. At the arraignment Aug. 25, both Selvey and her daughter gave victim impact statements to the court.
In the victim's statement, she revealed Butler threatened to kill her, her family or himself if she told anyone. She spoke of a scenario in which Butler strangled her until she was unconscious. According to the statement, she had to have surgery on her neck and a medical professional told her she was 30 seconds away from dying. She directed her comments about her abuse to the court but also to Butler and his family.
“I need you to remember that what happened to me wasn’t only abuse or strangulation, it was nearly attempted murder,” she said. “So, I ask that you hold him accountable to the fullest. Thirty more seconds and this would not be my statement. It would be my mother’s because I would not have survived.
“I survived what he did, but I will never be the same.”
Selvey spoke about her daughter’s strength but highlighted the reason she’s had to learn to be stronger than her peers was because of Butler’s abuse. She said their family did not agree with the deal Butler received because it was in his best interest, not the victims.
“It’s time for accountability,” Selvey said. “Not just words… action. Our kids deserve that.”
The O’Colly reached out to Butler’s legal representation for comment and received no response.
Convicted rapist receives no jail time after granted youthful offender status
A Stillwater High School student charged with a criminal felony based on 10 counts left the courthouse Monday with no jail time.
Jesse Butler was charged on 10 counts — two counts of attempted rape, three counts of rape by instrumentation, one count of sexual battery, one count of forcible oral sodomy, two counts of domestic assault and battery by strangulation and one count of domestic assault and battery — in February. The dates of the offenses were throughout 2024. He was 17 when he committed the crimes.
Butler initially pleaded not guilty March 6 at the Payne County Court House, and later no contest once his offender status changed. Special Judge Susan Worthington denied his request to be certified and charged as a juvenile. The State of Oklahoma filed the charges and made a deal with the defense for Butler to be charged as a youthful offender, judge permitting.
Butler’s status was changed to youthful offender after a hearing July 24. A youthful offender status usually grants rehabilitation and less severe punishment than an adult would receive. On Aug. 25, Butler pleaded no contest to the 10 counts and an additional 11th count he received for violating a protective order.
The Office of Juvenile Affairs created a rehabilitation plan and presented it to the judge Monday. The plan included more than 100 hours of community service, a curfew, no social media, daily check-ins and weekly counseling until his 19th birthday. It was approved.
The court sentenced Butler to 78 years Aug. 25, but as long as he complies with his rehabilitation plan, he will not serve any jail time.
The two victims reported the crimes to SHS officials in late 2024, a police report revealed. Paul Blankinship, an SHS school resource officer, stated in the report that he talked with the two female students Sept. 12, 2024. One student said to Blankinship that she and Butler were in a romantic relationship for the first three months of 2024.
"She said she would always tell him 'No' but he would get aggressive and hurt her until she said 'Yes,'" Blankinship stated.
The other victim was in a relationship with Butler beginning shortly after her 16th birthday in March, according to her mother’s Facebook post.
Amber Selvey, the mother of one of the victims, said the fight for justice wasn’t just about her daughter. It was about every kid who has been hurt in this way.
“As a mom, I never thought I’d have to watch my daughter fight this kind of battle,” Selvey said. “One where she had to prove she was the victim, over and over again, while the system made excuse after excuse for the person who hurt her.”
Selvey said watching her daughter stay brave while adults failed her has been both inspiring and heartbreaking. At the arraignment Aug. 25, both Selvey and her daughter gave victim impact statements to the court.
In the victim's statement, she revealed Butler threatened to kill her, her family or himself if she told anyone. She spoke of a scenario in which Butler strangled her until she was unconscious. According to the statement, she had to have surgery on her neck and a medical professional told her she was 30 seconds away from dying. She directed her comments about her abuse to the court but also to Butler and his family.
“I need you to remember that what happened to me wasn’t only abuse or strangulation, it was nearly attempted murder,” she said. “So, I ask that you hold him accountable to the fullest. Thirty more seconds and this would not be my statement. It would be my mother’s because I would not have survived.
“I survived what he did, but I will never be the same.”
Selvey spoke about her daughter’s strength but highlighted the reason she’s had to learn to be stronger than her peers was because of Butler’s abuse. She said their family did not agree with the deal Butler received because it was in his best interest, not the victims.
“It’s time for accountability,” Selvey said. “Not just words… action. Our kids deserve that.”
The O’Colly reached out to Butler’s legal representation for comment and received no response.
