A championship hacky sack player from Ann Arbor will spend the next five months in the Washtenaw County Jail for sexually assaulting a girl for several years, court records show.
Gregory Nelson, 42, was sentenced to jail time and roughly $4,200 in fines for sexual assaults that date back to 1996, court records show.
The 12-time world doubles hacky sack champion pleaded guilty to fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct in July. The misdemeanor is punishable by up to two years in prison. Prosecutors dismissed four counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct as part of the deal.
Nelson, who is also a professional Frisbee player, was charged in April after the now 17-year-old woman divulged the incidents to a friend.
Washtenaw Circuit Judge David Swartz credited Nelson with three days served in jail. He also ordered him to seek substance abuse treatment and to register with Michigan’s Sex Offender Registry.
Art Aisner is a freelance writer for AnnArbor.com. Reach the news desk at news@annarbor.com or 734-623-2530.
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