Attacking ref: "Part of the game"

[BBrules]

Originally Posted by jmwking

He may get a guilty verdict but I doubt on the charges - something will be worked out - but I'd be surprised if he gets prison time (unless he already has a history).

Some sort of community service, and if he stays clean for a year or two his record probably gets expunged.

I think you are very accurate here. It's early on in this process, but I, too, think it will be dealt down, perhaps to a misdemeanor (unless the official changes his mind about not wanting to ruin him) with community service. I don't know about the expunging - I don't think the SAO would want to agree to that considering everything. That said, anything could happen in our court system.