DOVER, N.H. — A man believed to have been married to four women at the same time will receive no jail time for a bigamy charge if he stays out of trouble for the next five years.

Michael Middleton, 43, whose last known address was Old Orchard Beach, was charged with bigamy in New Hampshire for being married to two other women — Katherine Lashley in Georgia in 2006 and Cassandra Shipley in Alabama in 2011 — when he married Alicia Grant in Dover, New Hampshire, in 2013.

Prosecutors now believe that Middleton also married Ashley Climer in Kentucky in 2016, without divorcing his prior wives.

New Hampshire prosecutors have alleged that Middleton used those marriages to gain access to the women’s assets. Grant told prosecutors that he took $20,000 in assets from her.

Middleton pleaded guilty to the charge of bigamy in a Dover, New Hampshire, court and on Monday was given a 12-month suspended sentence, according to The Associated Press.

A prosecutor read a statement in court from Grant, who said she thought she was gaining a life partner but ended up with six years of pain and misery, according to the AP.

Middleton didn’t speak at the hearing, but after he said he felt compassion and understanding for her, according to the AP.

He was indicted by a grand jury in New Hampshire in January on the bigamy charge but failed to appear for his arraignment. He was arrested in Ohio a month later after police received an anonymous tip and extradited him to New Hampshire.

Middleton also faces multiple charges in Maine, including domestic violence assault stemming from an alleged Nov. 7, 2014, incident in South Berwick, violation of protective order and violation of conditions of release, according to York County Superior Court documents.

After making a court appearance in New Hampshire in February, Middleton was taken to York County Jail in Alfred to settle charges in Maine. He was released on April 8 after spending three weeks in jail and had been on under house arrest and GPS monitoring in New Hampshire.