Prosecutors to Seek Prison Sentence for Tyson of Six to 10 Years, Plus Fine

The state will ask that former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson be sentenced to six to 10 years in prison and pay the maximum $30,000 fine for his convictions on rape and related charges, a published report said.

Jeffrey Modisett, Marion County prosecutor, told the Indianapolis Star that the prosecution also would ask Patricia J. Gifford, Marion Superior Court judge, to order the former heavyweight champion to pay prosecution and related costs up to $150,000.

Tyson, convicted of one count of rape and two counts of criminal deviate conduct in the July attack on Desiree Washington, will be sentenced by Gifford on Thursday. He could receive a maximum of 60 years in prison for the three counts. However, Modisett said the state will recommend a sentence within a range of the six-year-minimum and the statutory standard of 10 years for a Class B felony.