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\nA Breckinridge County man has served seventeen years of a 20 year sentence for a gruesome attack on his neighbor and is now scheduled for an early release.<\/p>\n
\nA Breckinridge County man has served seventeen years of a 20 year sentence for a gruesome attack on his neighbor and is now scheduled for an early release.<\/p>\n
The attacker and convicted rapist will soon be walking the streets again after family members of the victim found out through a Victim Information and Notification Everyday or Vine alert that his sentence was cut short.<\/p>\n
On June 17, 2009, Ernest Pine pleaded guilty to first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy, attempted murder, burglary, second-degree assault and criminal mischief in exchange for a 20-year sentence. The case involved the 2007 brutal sexual assault and attempted murder of his Hardinsburg neighbor.<\/p>\n
According to court documents, Pine cut the victim\u2019s throat, raped and sodomized her. The victim played dead at one point during the attack so that Pine would leave.<\/p>\n
Pine has served 17 years of his sentence, and family members of his victim said the Vine alert notified them that Pine will be released on August 19.<\/p>\n
Wednesday, Pine appeared before a Breckinridge County judge, who ordered him to have no contact with the victim or her family upon his release.
\nSource: WAVE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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