The adult son of a Tuscaloosa City councilman has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor sexual misconduct charge.

Joshua Rhamone Lanier, a 27-year-old former walk-on with the University of Alabama football team and the son of District 7 Councilman Cassius Lanier, was initially charged in 2022 with first-degree sodomy and first-degree sexual abuse.

The younger Lanier on Tuesday pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge, court records show.

Tuscaloosa Circuit Judge Allen May Jr, sentenced Joshua Lanier to 12 months with 90 days to actually serve in the Tuscaloosa County Jail.

He will begin his sentence on Jan. 2, 2026, and will be on supervised release for two years once his sentence is complete,

According to charging documents, the sexual assault happened Dec. 29, 2021.

A deposition in the

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