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Man who sent Facebook message about committing a campus sexual assault pleads guilty

Jul 17, 2025, 11:32 AM | Updated: 11:46 am

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GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A man accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 and later sending her a Facebook message that said “So I raped you” has pleaded guilty.

Thirty-two-year-old Ian Cleary faces a proposed 4- to 8-year sentence after Thursday’s plea. Cleary is an American who has been in custody since he was arrested in France last year.

A lawyer for Cleary says he experienced several mental health episodes there.

Shannon Keeler, the former Gettysburg University student who pursued the case for more than a decade, faced Cleary in court Thursday for the first time since the encounter.

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