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(NewsNation) — An Oklahoma man facing nearly eight decades in prison for the sexual and physical abuse of two teenagers is instead walking free.

18-year-old Jesse Butler admitted to raping two former girlfriends when he was still a minor. He pleaded no contest to 10 felony charges.

Butler was initially charged as an adult, but in a turn of events, that status was reverted to being considered a so-called youthful offender because it happened while he was under the age of 18. That means, in spite o

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