Michael David Barrett, 48, the Illinois insurance executive who pleaded guilty in December to interstate stalking after prosecutors accused him of following ESPN reporter Erin Andrews to at least three cities and shooting nude videos of the sportscaster through hotel peepholes, was sentenced to 2½ years in prison -- the maximum allowed by law -- after giving a tearful apology that was harshly rebuked by his victim. Barrett admitted renting hotel rooms next to Andrews three times and shooting two videos of her while she was naked and was accused of posting the videos online, trying to sell them to Los Angeles-based celebrity gossip site TMZ last year. Barrett's lawyer, David Willingham, said his client is undergoing psychological treatment and "has sought the path of redemption." Although federal prosecutors in Los Angeles have agreed not to pursue further charges, he could face criminal action in different states stemming from similar videos he allegedly shot of other unsuspecting nude women. Andrews has agreed to appear on the new season of ABC-TV's "Dancing with the Stars" - an offer ABC made before the stalking allegations. Any press is still good press, right?
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