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Prosecutor: Kalisz had previous run-in with Brooksville shooting victim

Tensions between John Kalisz and his sister hit a new high 13 months ago after he slid nude photos of himself under her teenage daughter's mattress.

Assistant State Attorney Lisa Herndon prosecuted the case, which ended with Kalisz pleading guilty in October 2009 to contributing to the delinquency of a minor and a separate charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

The victim in the case was Manessa Donovan, who was 17 at the time, Herndon said.

The victim in the aggravated assault case was her boyfriend. Kalisz was using a knife to get a key off a key ring when Donovan's boyfriend confronted him, the prosecutor said.

Kalisz held up the knife and pointed it at the victim, Herndon said.

Kalisz was sentenced to six years probation for the two charges and was ordered to have no contact with Donovan or her family. He also was required to undergo sex offender counseling.

"They did not want him to go to prison," Herndon said. "They just wanted him to stay away from them."

The plea and ensuing sentence, she said, was "standard under the circumstances."

Herndon said there was no indication Kalisz was capable of such violence. His previous convictions included misdemeanors and traffic citations.

"Personally, I have a heavy heart about this," she said. "I dealt with the family and they seemed very nice. I feel horrible about the whole situation."

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