An Upstate man will avoid prison time and spend just a day in jail after originally being charged with a child sex crime. The 13th Circuit Solicitor's Office says Emmanuel Jahu Gilstrap of Easley was originally charged with committing or attempting a lewd act on a child.
The Easley Police Department arrested Gilstrap in 2023 and the warrant says a former babysitter leveled accusations against him that dated back more than 25 years.
Gilstrap was given a plea agreement on a lesser charge of 2nd degree assault. The deal called an Alford Plea allows defendants to keep from having to admit guilt while acknowledging there's enough evidence for them to likely be convicted.
Gilstrap was sentenced to three years but that was suspended down to just one day of jail time. The plea to a lesser charge also would allow him to avoid registering as a sex offender.