Charlie Sheen’s legal slap on the wrist in the domestic violence case against wife Brooke Mueller has caused passionate responses from both the public and legal experts.

But the laughably lenient sentence that sends Sheen to rehab instead of jail is not unusual, according to domestic violence experts.

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The Two And A Half Men star pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault in an Aspen, Colorado courtroom and was ordered to spend 30 days in a Malibu rehabilitation center, RadarOnline.com reported on Monday. The other charges - felony menacing and a criminal mischief misdemeanor - were dismissed.

Just hours after actor Charlie Sheen struck a plea deal regarding his domestic violence case in an Aspen, Colorado courtroom on Monday, the female police officer embroiled in the case spoke out about her outrage over the light sentence that is sending him to rehab – not jail.

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Valerie McFarlane – the cop who resigned under pressure following Sheen’s Christmas Day arrest – made an official statement with the support of her attorney, legal powerhouse Gloria Allred.

“I am appalled that the Court has chosen to impose the lightest possible sentence imaginable on Mr. Sheen,” said McFarlane. “I wish that the judge could have seen what Mrs. Sheen looked like that Christmas Day and felt the terror that I believe she must have experienced as a result of what she alleged had suffered because of Mr. Sheen’s conduct towards her.”

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The Two And A Half Men star pled guilty to misdemeanor assault and was ordered to spend 30 days in a Malibu rehabilitation center, RadarOnline.com reported. The other charges - felony menacing and a criminal mischief misdemeanor - were dismissed.

In support of her passionate feelings, McFarlane gave details on the scene that she found when she arrived at the Sheen’s house after the assault.

“I observed a red mark on the upper part of her neck which appeared to be as a result of a strangulation hold and red marks on her arms. I also saw older bruises that appeared to be in the healing process,” she explained. “A knife was recovered at the scene which Brooke alleged had been used by the defendant to threaten her.  Brooke was crying uncontrollably as she described the incident to me.”

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McFarlane went on say that she believes, “that this type of the sentence sends a message to victims that they are not important or worthy and that the court will not protect them by making sure that serious consequences are imposed on the perpetrators of the crimes against them.”

The former police officer added that she hopes that it won’t deter other victims from coming forward. “Victims do not have to live and operate from a place of fear, feel hopeless or suffer in silence.”

Besides checking into Promises Treatment Center in Malibu, Sheen has to do 36 hours of anger management and must pay the court costs and fees incurred. He can begin his 30-day stint at Promises in 30 days time and will be on probation for three months.

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In Aspen, Colorado, representing MacFarlane, Gloria Allred also vehemently spoke out against Monday’s ruling.

“Today the court imposed what I believe to be an extremely laughable and unacceptable light sentence on Mr. Sheen for his criminal misconduct in this case,” said Allred. “Mr. Sheen was originally charged with a felony in this case. If convicted he could have been sentenced to substantial time in prison. In his sentence today he was given the biggest break that he has ever had. The only thing missing from his sentence is the red carpet as he goes on probation with adoring fans and applause.

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Calling it a “sweetheart deal,” Allred said the sentence reinforced the opinion that there are two levels of justice – one for the rich and famous, and another for regular people.

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“The drama on Christmas Day in the Sheen home was not a fictional Hollywood movie,” said Allred. “It was a serious real life dangerous situation and should carry serious real life consequences for the perpetrator of the dangerous criminal assault that took place, rather than the extremely light sentence that he received today.

“At this point we can only hope and pray that we will not all be back here next year at this court or another court with another victim of Charlie Sheen.”

Valerie McFarlane was fired from the police department for a series of incidents, which included allegedly attending and gaining free entry to the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Labor Day Festival in her police uniform while off duty; a direct violation of department policy.

She also reportedly gained VIP access and snuck her daughter and her daughter’s boyfriend into the VIP area.

Valerie McFarlane, the disgraced former cop in the middle of the Charlie Sheen domestic assault investigation, is embroiled in a child custody case, RadarOnline.com can exclusively reveal.

McFarlane, who handled Brooke Mueller's interview following her altercation with husband Charlie Sheen, says she was "forced to resign" from the Aspen PD following a series of incidents where her behavior was called into question. She has two teenage daughters with Alex Bracero, who tells RadarOnline.com that he believes his ex-girlfriend is in violation of their custody agreement and he's headed back into court.

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"I want her to follow the rules. I want to see my kids," Bracero tells us.

Bracero and McFarlane lived together in Florida before they split four years ago. They originally were able to work out custody but things got sticky when McFarlane moved to Colorado.

"She moved there for the job with the police department which she said was really important to her," Alex explained. According to Alex, he "agreed to let her have full custody but she was required to send the girls back to me in Florida every summer. They are supposed to be with me from the first weekend following their last day of school to the last weekend before school starts up again in September.

"She's found all sort of excuses not to send them this summer, and it's not right. She managed to lose her job but she's still living beyond her means and she claims she can't afford to send the girls to me."

Since his split from McFarlane, Bracero has married and fathered two children. He's a service tech with a TV cable company, who supports his family and pays $600 a month in child support to McFarlane for their daughters Adriana, 14 and Jordan, 13.

As RadarOnline.com exclusively reported, McFarlane is now working for a supermarket outside of Aspen where part of her training includes bagging groceries.

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Bracero claims that his ex is "living in a $3,000 a-month rental and has $300 a-month car payments," and that  "she had a motorcycle too but that was repossessed. She's always lived big which was one of the things that brought about our break-up."

A few weeks ago, McFarlane informed Bracero by email that she wouldn't be sending him the girls for the summer. She claimed that after being "forced to resign" from her job, she was not able to get unemployment and she had no income. But Bracero claims their court agreement mandates she send him the kids for the summer at her expense.

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"I've been trying to get the money together to get her back into court," Bracero says. "It's complicated and expensive because there are two states involved.

"There are a lot of men out there who don't care about their kids. I do. I've always paid my child support and I want to be in my daughters' lives.

"She let her involvement in the Sheen case go to her head and she messed up her job."

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The cop who interviewed Brooke Mueller after Charlie Sheen allegedly held a knife to her throat is now working  in a grocery store, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.

Valerie McFarlane resigned  from the Colorado Police Department following a series of incidents and Sheen’s legal team planned to attack her credibility in any future trial.

McFarlane is now working as a customer relations manager at the City Market in El Jebel outside Aspen. As part of her training she has been learning everyone else’s position --and even bagging groceries.

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A worker at the store told RadarOnline.com: “Yes, she does work here.”

McFarlane resigned from the police department and has been mired in controversy. She was accused of attending and gaining free entry to the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Labor Day Festival in her police uniform while off duty, which would be a direct violation of department policy.

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She also was accused of  gaining VIP access and sneaking her daughter and her daughter’s boyfriend into the VIP area.

Meanwhile, the other officer who responded to Mueller’s Christmas 911 call, Rick Magnuson, made headlines after a video was released of him simulating masturbating in the Mojave Desert – and now he’s, running for sheriff of the Colorado Police Department, RadarOnline.com has learned.

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The controversial cop, who interviewed Sheen following the alleged assault, lost an election bid for sheriff four years ago when he was defeated by presiding Sheriff Bob Braudis.

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Although he ran on a tough anti-drug ticket, when he was questioned during a live television debate in 2006 Magnuson boasted that he used illegal drugs while employed in law enforcement – adding that he used them only once while in Amsterdam where they are legal.

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RadarOnline.com has also learned that the house on West Hallam Street where the alleged Sheen assault took place is still up for sale after being on the market for 433 days.

It was originally listed for $8.25 million, then it dropped to $7.5 million a few months before the alleged incident. It’s currently on the market for $6.995 million.

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RadarOnline.com reported Friday that Sheen’s lawyers and the District Attorney’s office in Aspen are edging ‘closer’ to a plea deal.

The Two And A Half Men star has been charged with felony menacing and two misdemeanors: 3rd degree assault and criminal mischief, in connection with his alleged assault on Mueller.

The actor has pled not guilty to all three charges. If convicted on all counts, he could face from two to six years in jail.