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Fargo man accused of raping teen sentenced
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FARGO, N.D. (AP) _ A man accused of sexually assaulting a

16-year-old girl in daylight outside an African market in Fargo has

been sentenced to serve two years in prison.

Twenty-six-year-old Bashir Noor was accused of assaulting the

girl in an alley outside the Somali Business Center in June. He

pleaded guilty in September to felony corruption of a minor.

He initially had been charged with gross sexual imposition but

prosecutors decided it would be difficult to prove that Noor forced

himself on the girl. Noor said the girl looked older and had

consented.

Noor was given credit for about six months he already has spent

behind bars. He will be on probation for five years following his

prison term.