Indiana man gets 375 years in prison for asking women for dance.

Indianapolis, IN; An Indiana man was sentenced Thursday to 375 years to life in prison by a Federal judge for courting and pursuing a female person after he allegedly asked a group of women if he can dance with them at an Indianapolis nightclub.

The man reportedly was seen at a nightclub in Downtown Indianapolis in February 2020 on the dance floor when he then allegedly approached a nearby group of women patrons and asked to dance with them. His actions were caught on the club's surveillance cameras which are monitored by the FBI. The man danced for roughly two songs until a platoon of FBI and Homeland Security officers entered the club, located the man, and arrested him for felony courting and pursuing multiple female persons. One of the female patrons reportedly ordered the officers to leave the man alone, but was arrested for obstructing Federal law enforcement and disorderly conduct.

During jury at the Federal courthouse in Washington, DC, the man testified that he "wanted to have fun with the ladies and didn't know it was illegal under Federal law for a man to ask a woman if she'd like a dance." Nonetheless, the man was convicted of first-degree courting and pursuing multiple female persons and was sentenced to three hundred seventy five (375) years to life in prison. He is scheduled to begin serving his sentence Friday September 25th at ADX Florence and will be eligible for parole on October 20th, 2395.

The female patron that obstructed the man's arrest was charged and sentenced to eighty five (85) years in prison.