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Hayden PanettiereтАЩs Ex-Boyfriend Brian Hickerson Sentenced To 45 Days In Jail In Domestic Violence Case

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By Jennifer Drysdale, ETOnline.com.

Hayden PanettiereтАШs ex-boyfriend Brian Hickerson has been sentenced to 45 days in county jail, according to multiple reports. ET has reached out to HickersonтАЩs attorney for comment.

The 31-year-old was sentenced following multiple domestic violence allegations involving Panettiere over the last few years. On Tuesday, Hickerson pleaded no contest to two felony counts of injuring a spouse or girlfriend,┬аE! News┬аreports. He must begin serving his sentence on May 7.

In addition to jail time, Hickerson was also sentenced to four years of formal probation, 52 domestic violence classes, $500 in restitution and a five-year protective order.

Hickerson was┬аarrested on charges of domestic violence and assault┬аlast July, after Panettiere reported to several police departments multiple serious┬аinstances of domestic violence┬аperpetrated by Hickerson during their year-and-a-half-long relationship, a source told ET.

тАЬI am coming forward with the truth about what happened to me with the hope that my story will empower others in abusive relationships to get the help they need and deserve,тАЭ Panettiere said in a statement to ET following HickersonтАЩs arrest. тАЬI am prepared to do my part to make sure this man never hurts anyone again. IтАЩm grateful for my support system, which helped me find the courage to regain my voice and my life.тАЭ

PanettiereтАЩs attorney, Alan Jackson, also shared a statement to ET, which read, тАЬAfter suffering for years as the victim of psychological, emotional and severe physical abuse, Hayden Panettiere has begun the process of taking back her life.тАЭ

тАЬHayden has found the strength and courage to share the truth about her abuse and her abuser, and she intends to assist the prosecution to see that justice is served,тАЭ the statement continued. тАЬAs a survivor, she recognizes that her arduous journey of healing has just begun.тАЭ

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