Circuit Judge Gayle Crane sentenced Eugene Amato, 60 to 3 years in prison for sexually assaulting another man at a Carthage Bowling alley. The Jasper County court where Amato was sentenced is located in Joplin, Mo. Amato himself lives in Lamar, Mo.
Police and court records state that Amato approached another man at Star Lanes Bowling on April 27, 2007, and performed oral sex on him against his will. The victim has an IQ bordering on mental retardation, according to court records.
The assault took place after the bowling alley had closed, and the victim believed the doors were locked and he could not get out. Amato reportedly pushed him up against a wall and performed the oral sex act on him, despite his protests. The victim told Carthage police that he was afraid of the defendant and was unable to fend him off.
The defendant initially was charged with forcible sodomy, a crime that carries up to life in prison in Missouri.
Amato entered the Alford plea to deviate sexual assault on April 14 with the Jasper County prosecutors office, where his 3 year sentence was the maximum.
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