1. he was originally charged w/felonies but the prosecution had proof problems so the charges were reduced:

"Johnson, 59, was charged in 2011 with felony sexual assault but prosecutors had to seek lesser charges because they were unable to get cooperation or necessary records from the victim, Racine County District Attorney Rich Chiapete said on Friday.

Johnson faced up to 40 years in prison on the initial felony charges that alleged multiple incidents from 2007 to 2010, starting when the victim was 12 years old."

2. the defendant pled guilty and accepted responsibility for his conduct:

"'I'd like to deeply apologize to my stepdaughter and my wife ... for the tremendous hurt that I have caused,' Johnson said during his sentencing on Friday, a video of which was posted on the Racine Journal Times newspaper website.

3. the teachers who were slammed w/harsh prison sentences refused to plead guilty or accept responsibility for their conduct:

"'I didn't take the deal because I'm innocent,' Diane Buckner-Webb, a former elementary teacher sentenced to a year in prison plus four years of probation, said at a news conference at which seven spoke. 'I didn't cheat. I'm not a racketeer.'"

fuck you.