Jonathan Majors was sentenced to a 52-week, in-person domestic violence intervention program on Monday, avoiding jail time in his reckless assault and harassment case.
The sentencing (via The Hollywood Reporter) is set to be made official in person in Los Angeles, and will task Majors with continuing to attend mental health counseling and therapy. Should he not be be compliant with the sentencing and providing updates to the court, Majors could be sentenced to up to a year of jail.
Majors was convicted of third-degree assault and harassment in December, charges that carried the potential of up to a year in prison. According to a report from THR, prosecutors in the case asked for a sentence of domestic violence programming and a six-month prison sentence if Majors fails to complete the program.
What was Jonathan Majors on trial for?
Jonathan Majors has faced three counts of third-degree assault, second-degree aggravated harassment, three counts of third-degree attempted assault, and second-degree harassment. These stem from an incident last March. Police cite that Majors allegedly struck “[the victim] about the face with an open hand, causing substantial pain and a laceration behind her ear.” Additionally, he allegedly grabbed her hand and neck, “causing bruising and substantial pain.”
A previous report from ABC News notes that Majors made the 911 call himself, which police responded to. The call was “purportedly over concerns about his girlfriend, whom he lives with in a penthouse apartment in the Chelsea neighborhood.” After police arrived, the girlfriend told officers they were in a taxi together after returning from a bar and that Majors physically attacked her. Majors was then arrested after police noticed marks on the woman.
Majors’ criminal defense lawyer previously stated Majors is “provably innocent” and expected charges to be dropped due to multiple witnesses and written retractions from the victim.
