The former mayor of San Diego, Bob Filner, was sentenced Monday to three months of home confinement and three years of probation for harassing women while he was in office, completing the fall of a former 10-term congressman who barely a year ago achieved his dream of being elected to lead the nation’s eighth-largest city.
[h=6]Reuters[/h] Bob Filner, the former mayor of San Diego, left, stood in Superior Court with his attorney Earll Pott in October. On Monday, Mr. Filner received a sentence of three months of home confinement and three years of probation for harassing women.
Mr. Filner, 71, who resigned amid widespread accusations of sexual harassment, pleaded guilty in October to one felony and two misdemeanors for placing one woman in a headlock, kissing another woman and grabbing the buttocks of a third.
The sentence imposed by Judge Robert Trentacosta of Superior Court was what prosecutors had recommended in a plea agreement. The judge specified that Mr. Filner may not seek or hold elective office during the term of his probation and will be monitored by GPS during his home confinement, which begins on Jan. 1. Exceptions to home confinement include medical, mental health and therapy appointments as well as travel to religious services.
Mr. Filner spoke briefly during the hearing.
“I want to apologize to my family who have stood by me through this ordeal, to my loyal staff and supporters, the citizens of San Diego and most sincerely to the women I have hurt and offended,” he said.
He promised to earn back their trust and recover his integrity.
“Certainly the behaviors before this court today will never be repeated,” he said.
Melissa Mandel, supervising state deputy attorney general, said victims in the criminal complaint did not want to address the court. She said Mr. Filner had demeaned, humiliated and embarrassed them.
“Today is the day that Bob Filner begins to pay his debt to the citizens of San Diego,” Ms. Mandel said.
[h=6]Reuters[/h] Bob Filner, the former mayor of San Diego, left, stood in Superior Court with his attorney Earll Pott in October. On Monday, Mr. Filner received a sentence of three months of home confinement and three years of probation for harassing women.
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Mr. Filner, 71, who resigned amid widespread accusations of sexual harassment, pleaded guilty in October to one felony and two misdemeanors for placing one woman in a headlock, kissing another woman and grabbing the buttocks of a third.
The sentence imposed by Judge Robert Trentacosta of Superior Court was what prosecutors had recommended in a plea agreement. The judge specified that Mr. Filner may not seek or hold elective office during the term of his probation and will be monitored by GPS during his home confinement, which begins on Jan. 1. Exceptions to home confinement include medical, mental health and therapy appointments as well as travel to religious services.
Mr. Filner spoke briefly during the hearing.
“I want to apologize to my family who have stood by me through this ordeal, to my loyal staff and supporters, the citizens of San Diego and most sincerely to the women I have hurt and offended,” he said.
He promised to earn back their trust and recover his integrity.
“Certainly the behaviors before this court today will never be repeated,” he said.
Melissa Mandel, supervising state deputy attorney general, said victims in the criminal complaint did not want to address the court. She said Mr. Filner had demeaned, humiliated and embarrassed them.
“Today is the day that Bob Filner begins to pay his debt to the citizens of San Diego,” Ms. Mandel said.