A former Ball State University student was sentenced Friday in connection with an October 2007 beating.
Judge Robert Barnet Jr. sentenced Kari Streib to a three-month jail term, followed by nine months of probation.
Streib will also be responsible for paying more than $20,000 in restitution fees to the victim, as a result of a crime that Barnet called "particularly disturbing and heinous."
Streib is one of four people charged in the beating.
The victim, Christina Eslinger, was treated for a hairline fracture in one arm and had emergency surgery for a shattered elbow in the other arm.
Streib's original charge of battery resulting in serious bodily injury - a Class C felony - was pleaded down to criminal recklessness resulting in serious bodily injury - a Class D felony.
During her testimony, Streib said, "My behavior was reckless in a way; I didn't physically hurt Christine ... there were things I could have done differently."
After her expulsion from Ball State University, Streib enrolled at IUPUI where she is majoring in interior design. Streib said she lost one semester of credits, a scholarship and her job as a representative for the university as a result of the criminal charges.
"It would be hard to tell ways it hasn't affected me ... it's put stress on my family, seeing my name across newspapers as an abuser ... I've lost credibility, " Streib said.
As Streib was escorted from the courtroom, she turned and gave a slight wave to members of her family and friends who had attended the sentencing in her support.
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