Erin Andrews's Stalker Gets 30 Months

An Illinois businessman who secretly shot nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews has been sentenced to 2.5 years in prison.

Michael Barrett, a 48-year-old Chicago-area insurance executive, pleaded guilty in December to interstate stalking after prosecutors accused him of shooting the videos through hotel peepholes in three cities, including Columbus, Ohio, and posting them online.

He was sentenced Monday in a federal court in Los Angeles after he made a tearful apology.

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Barrett of suburban Chicago agreed to a 27-month prison sentence after pleading guilty.

But Andrews called him a sexual predator and angrily argued in court for him to be sentenced for as long as the law allows.

Andrews works as a sideline reporter for ESPN's game telecasts. She will also appear on the new season of ABC-TV's "Dancing with the Stars."

The reporter who repeatedly called her stalker a sexual predator in court and said she hopes he "never sees the light of day."

"His actions have had a devastating impact on me and family," said Andrews, who attended the hearing with her father and attorney.

Barrett admitted renting hotel rooms next to Andrews three times and shooting two videos of her while she was naked. He was accused of posting the videos online and trying to sell them to Los Angeles-based celebrity gossip site TMZ this year.