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Tyler Mason Bishop pleads no contest to three sexual‑battery counts; judge suspends 6‑year term to supervised probation
Summary
Tyler Mason Bishop entered no‑contest pleas to three counts of sexual battery arising from incidents when he was a juvenile. The court imposed three consecutive two‑year sentences, suspended to supervised probation, and ordered sex‑offender treatment and registration.
Tyler Mason Bishop pleaded no contest to three counts of sexual battery during a criminal docket proceeding presided over by Judge David D. Wolfe. The court accepted the plea and entered convictions on all three counts.
The move resolved charges that the state said arose from incidents between June and August 2017, when the defendant was a juvenile. The prosecutor told the court the matters were transferred from juvenile court and said the victims’ parents—who are relatives of the victims—had communicated that outcome to the prosecutor.
Judge David D. Wolfe explained on the record that each count carried a two‑year sentence as a Range I offender; the court ordered the two‑year terms to run consecutive to one another for a combined effective six‑year sentence. The judge suspended execution of those terms and placed Bishop on supervised probation. As conditions of probation the court ordered compliance with sex‑offender registration requirements, mandated sex‑offender treatment and ordered no contact with the victims. "Upon your plea of no contest to counts 1, 2 and 3 ... you are found guilty in each of those counts," the judge said when announcing the sentence.
The prosecutor described the factual basis the state would have offered at trial and noted the transfer from juvenile court. Defense counsel Chris Flanagan confirmed Bishop’s understanding of the rights he waived by pleading no contest, including the right to a jury trial, the right to confront witnesses and the right to remain silent. Bishop told the court he was satisfied with Flanagan’s representation and that his plea was voluntary.
The court directed Bishop to meet with the probation department before leaving the courtroom so the department could explain supervision requirements and conditions. The court record notes the conviction and probation conditions will be available to sentencing authorities in any future matters, and the judge warned that future convictions could lead to harsher penalties because of the new felony record.
The court did not set a separate hearing date related to this plea; probation staff will handle compliance and any future alleged violations.
