Eric Morel to be let out of the joint

07/08/2007

Eric Morel to be let out of the joint

According to the Associated Press,  Eric Morel will be released from prison Thursday after serving approximately two years in prison for sexual assault. Morel, 31 years old, pleaded no contest to second-degree sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl. Morel was a 1996 Olympian who captured the WBA flyweight championship and reigned as champion from 2000-2003. --Scott Shaffer