On Wednesday, a judge sentenced a teenager, Javon Cooper, 18, to 15 years in prison followed by 10 years of probation for the August 2009 Ybor City parking garage attack of a woman. Cooper had pleaded guilty to the charge.

Cooper was 16 years old when he reportedly grabbed a woman from behind and choked her in the Fernando Noriega Parking Garage on 13th Street.

Police said the woman passed out from the attack, and when she regained consciousness, she saw Cooper running away and realized her pants and underwear had been removed.

The victim was bleeding from cuts and her eyes were swollen when police arrived at the scene.

Cooper pled guilty to charges of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery with great bodily harm, and attempted sexual battery with force.

Judge Chet Tharpe reportedly said if Cooper had gone to trial and been convicted, the sentence would have been much harsher.