Young Girl RAped

derson was 19 when he had sex with a 14-year-old Michigan girl who had told him she was 17. Even if the sex was consensual and even if the girl did lie about her age, it is not a defense under current sex-offender laws.

Now 20 years old, Anderson pleaded guilty this year to misdemeanor criminal sexual conduct.

Anderson's original sentence was thrown out last month because of his age, and he was resentenced Monday under a Michigan law that provides leniency for first-time offenders between the ages of 17 and 20.

Judge Angela Pasula was "very professional and very kind," Zach's father Les Anderson said Monday. "It was a fair sentence."

Zach Anderson was originally given five years' probation after a 90-day jail sentence and was required to stay on the Michigan and Indiana state sex offender registries for 25 years.

Now 20, Anderson will no longer be on the Michigan registry -- the state where he had sex with the girl.

"It's a really good feeling," said Anderson. "A lot better than the first time."

In his home state of Indiana, he may have to stay on the registry during the term of his probation.