Repeat Offender: Maine Man Pleads Guilty to Yet Another Assault After Lenient Sentences

Christopher Pelkey, a Maine man who received minimal jail time for two previous domestic violence cases, has been sentenced to at least five years in prison for assaulting another ex-girlfriend. Pelkey pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and domestic violence criminal threatening. The victim expressed dissatisfaction with the sentence, which includes a suspended term and probation. Pelkey had previously pleaded guilty to misdemeanors in the earlier cases and served little time in jail. The lenient sentences in his previous cases have drawn criticism, with victims and others expressing concern for future victims.