Based on an incident in Hollywood on February 8, singer Chris Brown was sentenced this week to serve five years probation and spend over 1,400 hour of community service for assaulting his girlfriend, pop star Rihanna.
During the hearing, it came to light that the duo were involved in at least two other domestic violence incidents prior to the February assault. According to the probation report, “”The first incident occurred in Europe about three months before the present offense. The victim [Rihanna] and the defendant [Brown] were involved in a verbal dispute and the victim slapped the defendant. He responded by shoving her into a wall.”
The report also discussed another incident in January when the couple visited Rihanna’s home country Barbados. “The defendant [Brown] and the victim [Rihanna] were visiting Barbados and were driving a Range Rover loaned to them by a local dealership. They had an argument inside the car. The defendant exited and broke the front driver and passenger side windows of the car.”
Seems Brown won’t get off as easy as it sounds. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Patricia Schnegg apparently was not charmed by Brown and wants to see him do “actual physical labor, as opposed to some type of community service.” Maybe she wants to put all that energy to better use?
There is a restraining order in place that requires Brown to stay at least 50 yards away from Rihanna or 10 yards if they are both at an industry event. The order is in place until 2014. Brown also has to complete domestic violence counseling. Rihanna did not attend Brown’s sentencing on Tuesday.
The probation report indicated, “Officers at the scene observed numerous contusions and abrasions to the victim’s face and forehead, as well as bruising to her left arm near the bicep. They also saw abrasions to her arms near both wrists and on her upper chest near her collarbone and around her neck. There were abrasions on her left leg and on the inside of her upper lips.” The report also said Rihanna told the police, “He beat me up.”
Wonder if he’ll have energy to fight after all the physical labor for community service…