Chris Brown Sentenced To 5 Years Probation In Rihanna Assault Case

    LOS ANGELES (AP) - A judge says Chris Brown must serve five
years of probation and perform six months of community labor for
beating Rihanna.
    The 20-year-old appeared in court Tuesday afternoon to be
formally sentenced for the February attack on his then-girlfriend.
    Brown’s sentence will be served in his home state of Virginia.
He will have to return to Los Angeles frequently to update a judge
on his progress.
    Brown was arrested hours after the February attack and pleaded
guilty to felony assault in June.
    Brown apologized to fans in a video released and said he has
apologized to Rihanna, who did not appear in court Tuesday.
    The judge says the chief of police in Richmond, Va., will
supervise Brown’s community labor directly.