Awet Mehari turned himself in on Monday to start serving his sentence for sexual assault.

In 2019, the 31-year-old Regina man was convicted of sexual assault of a 19-year-old woman and sentenced to three years.&nbsp;

He had appealed, but after a series of court battles, his conviction was ultimately upheld last Friday.

Mehari was given 48 hours to report for custody. He came into the Regina police station on Monday and was taken to prison.

Awet Mehari, who first won an appeal in sex assault case has 2019 guilty verdict reinstated

Awet Mehari's case ended with the appeal court in Saskatchewan essentially upholding his original 2019 sentence and conviction, after much back and forth in the courts.

A Regina judge sentenced Awet Mehari, after finding him guilty of sexual assault. 

Awet Mehari

Mehari will be returned to a facility to serve out the remainder of his sentence.

Supreme Court rejects reasoning for overturning of Sask. sexual assault conviction

Awet Mehari's guilty conviction was overturned by Saskatchewan's Court of Appeal and a new trial was ordered. On Friday, the Supreme Court of Canada shut down the ground on which the appeal succeeded.

Awet Mehari was granted a new trial by an appeal court on the ground that the trial judge had unevenly scrutinized testimony at the trial. The Supreme Court of Canada disagreed, and has sent the matter back to Saskatchewan's Court of Appeal.

Mehari has been sentenced to three years in prison.

Awet Mehari headed to prison after sexual assault conviction upheld

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