BordenAntonioJamestown (CSi) 21-year-old man who was found guilty of gross sexual imposition for his assault of a Jamestown woman last year plans to appeal his conviction after being sentenced to 20 years in prison on Monday in Southeast District Court in Jamestown.

Antonio Borden, of Jamestown, was found guilty after a four-day jury trial in January of gross sexual imposition, a Class AA felony, aggravated assault, a Class C felony, and menacing, a Class A misdemeanor.

Judge John Greenwood sentenced Borden to 20 years with the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on the gross sexual imposition conviction.

He was sentenced to five years on the aggravated assault conviction and one year for the menacing conviction. Borden was ordered to pay $1,770 in fines and costs, will be placed on 10 years of supervised probation after his release from prison and must register as a sex offender for life.

He was accused on May 27, 2015, of an incident involvign a Jamestown woman who gave Borden a ride home from a bar. When they arrived, he invited her into his home. After the woman said she wanted to leave, Borden walked her to her vehicle, and court documents indicate that he physically attacked her and forced her to commit a sexual act.

Before Borden was sentenced the victim read a victim-impact statement. She said that night has impacted every aspect of her life. She said after the attack she had physical injuries, like neck and back pain, difficulty swallowing and was unable to eat solid food without pain for about a month.

She left Jamestown to live with her parents and eventually gave up her job in Jamestown because she was scared that she would be attacked again.

Borden apologized to the victim, her family and friends. Borden came to Jamestown in 2012 on a wrestling scholarship to the University of Jamestown from North Carolina. He said he left after a year at the university to pursue his dream of becoming a mixed martial artist.

Borden said he plans to appeal his conviction.