Bill Hutchinson pleads guilty to sexual battery in California [Video]

DALLAS — Dallas real estate developer and TV personality William “Bill” Hutchinson pleaded guilty this week to a misdemeanor sexual battery charge in Orange County California, in connection to an assault of a minor in Laguna Beach in 2021, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office has confirmed.

Hutchinson, 65, was sentenced to three years’ probation and will be required to register as a sex offender, court records show. 

He is also to serve 90 days of “home detention” in Texas, which the law defines as 12 consecutive evening hours in his residence while being monitored by a probation-approved provider.

One felony count of rape and four additional charges of sexual battery against Hutchinson were also dismissed this week as part of a plea deal, according to Hutchinson’s attorney and court records. 

Hutchinson had …