He's on parole with monitoring

Three months in jail has given a man convicted of indecent assault time to think about his crimes and clean up.

Casey James Hardin, 23, formerly of Beaver County, Monday told Butler County Judge William Shaffer that he has been sober for more than 180 days and has reformed his ways.

"I've had time to think," he said.

Hardin said he plans to take classes from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh upon his release from jail. Additionally, he said, the YMCA, concerns for his son, and a "network of other Christians" will keep him sober.

Hardin was working at Massage Envy in Cranberry Township when the sexual allegations were made by three women in 2007. They said they had gone in for a massage when Hardin assaulted them.

He initially faced felonies including rape. But, he pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of indecent assault and indecent exposure and a summary charge of harassment.

In April, Shaffer sentenced Hardin to a total of 24 months in the county's Intermediate Punishment Program. The first 90 days was to be spent in the Butler County Prison and the next eight months were ordered on electronic monitoring.

However, Hardin was not eligible for Intermediate Punishment under the law because of the crimes he committed. So, Monday Shaffer resentenced Hardin to what amounts to the same sentence. The defendant was immediately paroled and placed on electronic monitoring.