Former Terps basketball forward Travis Garrison pleaded guilty Monday to a fourth-degree sex offense and received probation before judgment for an assault charge related to an incident at Cornerstone Grill and Loft in October.

The guilty plea will require the former McDonald’s All American to register as a sex offender, spend 10 days in jail, serve 100 hours of community service and spend 10 hours lecturing university athletes about the consequences of his actions.

Monday’s trial brings a possible conclusion to charges that Garrison slapped a woman in the face after she repeatedly told him to stop grabbing her buttocks and pushed him away. Garrison and his attorney said they would appeal the sex offense judgment.

Garrison’s jail sentence, pending the outcome of the appeal, will be served over five weekends, but the sentence was less severe than the state’s attorney had sought. The prosecution initially asked Garrison be required to complete substance abuse and anger management programs, but the judge found alcohol and anger were not a factor and that Garrison acted “purely and intentionally,” denying the prosecution’s request.

Several witnesses were called after Garrison’s plea in an attempt by the defense to lessen Garrison’s sentence, including Garrison’s agent, Max Etienne.

Etienne testified his client’s value as a player would drop if he were not granted probation before judgment. Asked by Judge Joseph Brown what effect having to register as a sex offender would have on the 22-year-old’s career, Etienne shook his head and replied: “Detrimental.”

The judge’s question was the first mention that Garrison, who has no prior record, would be listed in the Maryland’s Sex Offender Registry. The database is accessible to the public and lists convicted rapists, child molesters and other violent sexual predators and their addresses. Registrants are listed for 12 years after their conviction.

A brief silence fell over the room as the implications of the punishment seemingly caught everyone’s attention, and Garrison’s attorney, Stephen L. Miles, immediately began conferring with the prosecution in hushed tones.

It was the second such discussion between Miles and the prosecution, and it underscored the high-profile nature of the defendant and the unusual proceedings for the less serious misdemeanor charges. Miles declined to comment on this story.

According to the prosecution Garrison initially rejected a plea deal offered by the state’s attorney, but ended up pleading guilty anyway, risking a harsher sentence by the judge. Most defendants reject plea deals in favor of going to trial, rather than pleading guilty anyway as Garrison did.

It is also unusual to call witnesses during the sentencing phase of a misdemeanor trial, because it opens up the possibility of victims providing damaging testimony on behalf of the prosecution.

After the trial, the victim said she was not planning to testify until the prosecution called her to the stand. Her name is being withheld by The Diamondback because of the personal nature of the crime.

After the prosecution told the court Garrison’s slap in the face caused her lip to bust open, the victim testified that the incident was “emotionally detrimental” and showed the judge pictures of her wound. Her lip took several weeks to heal, she said.

Although the state’s attorney protested the judge’s decision that Garrison receive probation before judgment for the assault charge, Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Glenn Ivey said he was satisfied with the result.

“This young woman who was assaulted was pretty pleased,” Ivey said. “She wanted him to be held accountable for his actions, and we think we did that.”

Athletics Department spokesman Doug Dull declined to comment on Garrison’s sentence and said he did not know of a situation where an athlete had been compelled by a judge to lecture athletes here on the legal ramifications of sexual offenses or assault.

Contact reporter Owen Praskievicz at praskieviczdbk@gmail.com.