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Ex-Devils prospect Ben Johnson sentenced for sexual assault conviction

Former Devils prospect Ben Johnson was sentenced to three years in prison on Tuesday in a Windsor, Ontario, court.

The 22-year-old Johnson was convicted of sexual assault in September, stemming from the attack of a 16-year-old girl at a night club in Windsor in March of 2013.

Johnson was also accused of sexual assault in a January of 2013, incident, but he was found not guilt of that charge in November of 2015.

Johnson drafted in the third round by the Devils in the 2012 NHL Draft. He spent that majority of the time playing for the Windsor Spitfires and Albany Devils since being drafted.