A sentencing hearing in Fulton County Superior Court was held via teleconference for former

Rochester city councilman Gary Clevenger Jr. Wednesday. 

Clevenger received a sentence of one year probation and a suspended year and a half prison sentence for his guilty plea to felony neglect of a dependent.  The case was presided over by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Greg Heller after Judge Christopher Lee disqualified himself due to his son having been employed with the defendant's counsel.

The victim in the case was reported to be between 14 – 16 years old.

Initial charges in the case in June of 2019 included child solicitation, sexual misconduct, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and neglect of a dependent.  Clevenger resigned from the Rochester City Council following his arrest.

Clevenger is also ordered to undergo a sexual evaluation and have no contact with the victim.