MADISON COUNTY Teen who beat boy is sentenced

The younger boy suffered a concussion and a fractured eye socket.
LONDON, Ohio (AP) -- A teenager was sentenced to at least four months in a behavioral treatment program for punching a younger boy at least 27 times in an attack videotaped by a school bus security camera.
Terrance Mahoney, 17, could spend as much as four years in Department of Youth Services custody if he doesn't successfully complete the program, Madison County Juvenile Judge Glenn S. Hamilton ruled Wednesday.
After the program, Mahoney will be on probation and must perform 40 hours of community service. The judge reviewed a psychological evaluation of Mahoney before sentencing.
Pleaded guilty
Mahoney pleaded guilty in May to delinquency, the equivalent to a second-degree felonious assault charge for an adult.
He was seen on the videotape striking 14-year-old Chad DeBoard on the bus that was parked outside Madison-Plains High School before school on March 31. The younger boy, who detectives said was mocking Mahoney's laugh, suffered a concussion and fractured eye socket.
Mahoney apologized to the victim's mother in court Wednesday.
"I'm sorry for what I did. ... I can't imagine the pain and humiliation you went through," he said to Kim Sifrit, who told Mahoney that her son is in counseling.
"When you see that video, you can see it was an assault," she said. "It wasn't just a school fight."
Mahoney's stepfather, Scott Denney, said the videotape, which Sifrit released to the media, made it impossible for the court to be lenient with his stepson.
Assistant Prosecutor Rachel Price said she thought Mahoney should be given treatment rather than juvenile detention. Mahoney's attorney urged the judge for probation with counseling.