NORWALK CONNECTICUT -- A former pharmacist who created a sex posting for a customer after a fight with her was given a suspended jail sentence Tuesday.
After pleading guilty to reduced charges of misdemeanor second-degree harassment and felony fifth-degree computer crime, Jonathan Medina, 39, who spent a decade in the U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy, apologized to his victim.
According to his plea agreement, Judge Bruce Hudock gave Medina a six-year suspended jail sentence and two years probation. Identical counts of misdemeanor harassment and felony computer crime, which he was charged with when he was arrested last year, were all but dropped.
While on probation Medina is prohibited from contacting the woman and must undergo psychiatric evaluation and treatment, Hudock said.
In September, Medina's attorney, Jeffrey Denner, tried to get his client into a court diversionary program for first-time offenders that would have erased the charge from his record.
Though Norwalk Judge Maureen Dennis acknowledged Medina would probably not commit another crime, she would not grant the program because the charges were too serious.
The incident occurred on the night of Aug. 11, 2008, when the Norwalk woman became upset after Medina would not fill a prescription at the Westport Avenue CVS.
According to his arrest warrant affidavit, the woman reported to police that on Aug. 12, she began receiving calls from men answering a sex ad posted on craigslist.
The ad said, "Kinky Brenda looking for a good time." It listed how many "kisses" she wanted for half-hour, one-hour and 90-minute sessions as well as the woman's address and telephone number, the arrest affidavit said. The woman received 25 calls and one drive-up visitor to her home, the affidavit said.
During his September hearing, Medina said his life was hectic at the time the incident occurred. Medina, who was living in North Haven at the time with his wife of six years, was sleep-deprived and backed up with customers, and said his confrontation with the woman got the better of him.
"For some reason, I just let it get to me. I've never got that angry in my life. . . . I never had anything like this before," he said.
Craigslist gave the victim the e-mail address from which the ad was posted. It also showed that contact with the Internet was made via the Staples Wi-Fi system across Westport Avenue from CVS, the affidavit said. Police determined the e-mail account used was paid by a credit card billed to Medina.
By the time police filed the arrest affidavit, Medina had moved to Washington state.
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