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The man accused of a sexual assault in the city of Grand Meadow in August of last year has been sentenced to probation.

Jose Hector Contreras-Paredes, 31, was sentenced to five years of supervised probation. The four remaining charges in the case were dismissed. The sentence comes just about a month after Contreras-Paredes agreed to plead guilty to a single felony charge of fifth degree criminal sexual conduct.

Contreras-Paredes has a long list of conditions he is required to follow.

According to the court complaint, the case dates back to Aug. 29, 2024, when the Grand Meadow Police Chief responded to a Grand Meadow residence on a report of a sexual assault.

The victim allegedly reported that the incident took place in her home in the early morning hours of Aug. 29 after Contreras-Paredes, who is known to the family, drove to her house.   

On Aug. 30, A detective with the Mower County Sheriff’s Office questioned Contreras-Paredes about the incident and during the questioning, he allegedly told the detective that he was drunk and that he remembered doing some of the things the victim claimed, but that he couldn’t recall other aspects of the alleged assault.     

The report goes on to say that at no point would the victim have given consent to Contreras-Paredes touching her.  

On Oct. 23 of last year, the state had submitted documentation that it intended to seek an aggravated sentence due to the incident taking place in the victim’s zone of privacy.