Charles Lawrence III
On April 28, 2016, while dressed in a blue suit, Lawrence was in front of Superior Court Judge Robert Devlin and pleaded guilty under the Alford Doctrine to all three felonies he was facing. A plea under the Alford Doctrine meant that he did not admit to everything but agreed there was enough evidence to convict him of the crimes. Judge Devlin found him guilty and told him he would be sentenced to prison for up to three years, but not less than nine months, on September 2, 2016. Lawrence and his lawyer didn't talk to the media as they left the courtroom. During his sentencing hearing, Lawrence said he had eye problems and thought he was going to have sex with an 18-year-old man, not a 13-year-old boy.