Convicted rapist who assaulted Tinder date after SoHo House meetup skates with just probation thanks to lenient NYC judge: ‘Better alternative’

Source: New York Post

A convicted rapist — who assaulted a Tinder date at his West Village apartment — got off with a slap on the wrist Tuesday when a Manhattan judge sentenced him to just probation and therapy. Prosecutors had pushed for the maximum sentence of four years behind bars for William Hathaway, but Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Josh Hanshaft said he ultimately found the “better alternative” to prison was sending the sicko back on the streets. “I’m not sure if this sentence is what’s the right answer or should you be sitting in a jail cell for a while to get a sense of what incarceration is about,” the judge told Hathaway, 33, at his sentencing hearing.