FAYETTE, Mo. — A former rural Missouri Dairy Queen manager accused of bullying a 17-year-old employee who eventually took his own life pleaded guilty Friday to a misdemeanor charge and won't go to prison.
Harley Branham, 23, of Fayette, pleaded guilty to third-degree assault and was sentenced to two years of supervised probation and 30 days of house arrest.
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Branham testified during the inquest that she never bullied Suttner and he didn't seem to be bothered by the jokes. But jurors at the inquest concluded Branham "was the principal in the cause of death."
Jurors also found that Glasgow Public Schools, where Suttner was a junior, was "negligent in preventing bullying," although school officials have said Suttner never reported the bullying.
Former Missouri Dairy Queen manager charged after bullied teen takes his own life won’t go to prison
So sorry for all of bulling that Kenneth suffered! The bulling is cruel and shouldn't be aloud to happen anywhere. People need to step in and stop it! jmo