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A professional rock climber was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison in the 2016 sexual assault of a woman at Yosemite National Park, federal prosecutors said. Charles Barrett, 40, was sentenced for two counts of aggravated sexual abuse and one count of abusive sexual contact, according to a statement from U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California Phillip A. Talbert. Barrett was living and working at the national park when a woman visited there in August 2016 for a weekend of hiking.
“He used his status as a prominent climber to assault women in the rock-climbing community, and when his victims began to tell, Barrett responded by lashing out publicly with threats and intimidation. This case is a testament to the courage of the victims who reported these crimes.” Attorneys listed as representing Barrett could not immediately be reached for comment by NBC News on Tuesday afternoon. One of his attorneys, Timothy P.
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