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Kristine Cecava was a Cheyenne County Nebraska district judge who garnered media attention for sentencing a man to probation for two felony child sexual assault charges a sentence viewed by many as being too lenient.In May 2006 Judge Cecava sentenced Richard W. Thompson to 10 years probation. It was reported first by local media outlet The Sidney Sun-Telegraph that her reason for the probation was that she thought Mr. Thompson who is 5′ 1 and 50 years old would not survive prison.