A county judge ordered the former director of the Island’s youth theater to serve six months in jail for sexually assaulting the daughters of his former girlfriend.

On Friday afternoon at the King County Courthouse in Seattle, Judge Jeffrey Ramsdell also ruled that Benjamin Keylin, 58, an Island resident, must refrain from contact with minors, including his teenage victims, their family and his own teenage daughter. Keylin will also remain on probation for two years after his release. He will submit a DNA test for state record keeping and lost his right to vote.

The judge said that he decided to increase the prosecutor’s recommended sentence of three months to six but offered the option of work release. Work release would allow Keylin to be hired and work during weekdays, but he would still be required to return to his jail cell every evening.

Keylin pled guilty to two counts of assault in October, and one of the charges is a felony. He was arrested nearly one year ago at his Island condo after allegations of rape and inappropriate touching of two sisters.

Keylin will also remain free until Jan. 5, the date that the judge ordered him to turn himself into custody.

In 1992, Keylin was arrested on attempted rape charges by his then-girlfriend’s niece. He entered an Alford plea, which does not admit guilt but recognizes that there is sufficient evidence for a jury to convict, and served a couple of days in jail.