Newly released bodycam footage shows the arrest of an Oklahoma teen accused of violent sexual assaults — who received a slap on the wrist and avoided nearly 80 years behind bars thanks to Oklahoma’s youthful offender law.

Jesse Mack Butler, 18, avoided jail time last month despite a series of violent attacks on two girls at Stillwater High School in 2024, including a choking incident so severe the victim’s doctor said she was lucky to be alive, according to Oklahoma Watch.

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