Former Professor of Communications James Begley, 37, was sentenced to 90 days probation after pleading guilty to harassment charges in late July.

His probation ends next Tuesday, Oct. 29. 

In a plea deal, his previous charges from February of endangering the welfare of children, simple assault of a victim under 12 and a defendant 18 or older were lessened to harassment.

A lower court also previously withdrew Begley’s charges of unlawful restraint and strangulation, also brought in February.

Begley was also previously charged with two counts of harassment in 2017. He pleaded guilty and received one year of probation for each charge in 2021.

Begley was arrested on Feb. 14 of this year during an oral communication class he was teaching at Point Park. In addition to oral communication, he also taught college composition and communication law.

Zoe Wright, a sophomore psychology major and former student of Begley’s, said the result of the entire case was strange.

“It’s odd to think that someone who I found to be very professional in their field of work would be caught up in something like this,” Wright said. “But, obviously, I only saw one side of him in the time I was in his class.”

Since his arrest, Point Park has not brought Begley back on board.