SALEM, Mass. (AP) — A person can be sentenced to 18 months of probation after pleading responsible to vandalizing the “Bewitched” statue via dousing the Salem, Massachusetts vacationer appeal with pink paint over the summer time.
The 32-year-old resident was once initially sentenced to a 12 months in prison, however a Salem district court docket pass judgement on suspended the sentence on stipulations the person pay off the price of repairing the wear inflicted at the bronze statue, The Salem Information reported Tuesday.
The statue depicts actor Elizabeth Bernard Law Montgomery — as lead personality Samantha Stephens within the Sixties sitcom — sitting on a broomstick in entrance of a crescent moon.
In June, a prosecutor mentioned the person was once “going via a coarse time and sought after to do one thing to get arrested,” and was once hung on bail. His lawyer mentioned he have been residing in a safe haven for 2 weeks since his marriage ended, and have been on the lookout for a brand new task.
He was once additionally charged with disorderly habits, which can be disregarded after 30 days.
The statue was once erected within the town well-known for the 1692 witch trials in 2005, regardless of protests from some who mentioned it trivializes the tragedy of the rigors.