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Michael Pope pleaded guilty to three counts of rape, two counts of indecent assault and battery, and one count of providing alcohol to a person under 21 years of age, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said.
Pope pleaded guilty to raping the Amherst woman in an apartment before the prosecution began, sparing the victim a trial, the prosecutor said.
Judge Jane Mulqueen sentenced Pope to three to three and a half years in state prison, followed by four years probation. He must register as a sex offender with the Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board, and provide a DNA sample as a convicted felon.
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