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Love Island Star Jailed for Sex Abuse Charges

Love Island star Cashel Barnett, following his guilty plea to sex abuse, assault and domestic violence charges, was sentenced to a year in custody in a Utah jai...

Love Island Star Jailed for Sex Abuse Charges
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Bintano News

March 17, 2026

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Love Island star Cashel Barnett, following his guilty plea to sex abuse, assault and charges, was sentenced to a year in custody in a jail - which the victim calls an injustice.

The Sacramento, native, 34, is best known for his stint on the inaugural season of the reality show , which aired on CBS during the summer of 2019. Barnett, who has nearly 80,000 Instagram followerssubsequently appeared on The Challenge: USA in 2022.

The Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office told TMZ on Tuesday that Barnett was sentenced to a year in jail following guilty pleas to three criminal charges.

They included second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse, third-degree felony aggravated assault and third-degree felony domestic violence in the presence of a child.

Barnett commenced serving his sentence this past January 12; and will also receive credit for time served in the wake of the sentencing, officials told the outlet.

Daily Mail has reached out to Barnett's lawyer and the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office for further comment on the story. 

Love Island star Cashel Barnett, 34, following his guilty plea to sex abuse, assault and domestic violence charges, was sentenced to a year in a Utah jail - which the victim calls an injustice 

Barnett is best known for his stint on the inaugural season of the reality show Love Island USA,  which aired on CBS during the summer of 2019

Barnett, an alum of Fordham University, will be placed on probation following completion of his sentence, the outlet reported after reviewing court docs.

Barnett will be placed on probation following completion of his sentence, the outlet reported after reviewing court docs

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Barnett also appeared on The Challenge: USA in 2022 

'Victims who have been non-fatally strangled are 7.5 times more likely to become a subsequent victim of homicide at the hands of the same abusive partner.'

Prosecutors said that they believed 'that the victim will likely suffer further domestic abuse at the hands of the defendant should he remain out of custody.'

Andrew Deesing, the attorney who represented the reality star in the case, told TMZ Tuesday that the sentence his client received was in accordance 'with the plea agreement crafted by the State.

'The State recommended that he be placed on probation and the judge after having heard the June testimony, agreed to impose that sentence.'

Deesing noted that 'the original charges carried with them a prison sentence of 15 years to life.'

Barnett 'believes the joint plea agreement, substantial reduction, and factual basis represent the appropriate resolution of this case,' his lawyer told the outlet.

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