Affluenza Teen Won’t Do Time

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Updated Apr. 14, 2017 5:03PM EDT / Published Feb. 05, 2014 7:51PM EST

The Texas teen whose case became nationally infamous after a defense expert said he had “affluenza” is exempt from serving any time in prison. Judge Jean Boyd again decided to give no jail time, instead mandating ten years of probation and to go to a rehabilitation facility paid for by his parents. They had previously offered to pay for a $450,000 facility in Newport Beach, Calif. Four people died and two were severely injured when Ethan Couch was driving under the influence. At the time of the crash, his blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit and there was valium in his system.

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Affluenza Teen Won’t Do Time