Cuba Gooding Jr. pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in his Manhattan sex abuse case Wednesday and will avoid jail time, according to sources close to the case.

The 54-year-old “Jerry Maguire” actor — who faced six counts of sexual abuse and forcible touching — copped to a misdemeanor forcible touching charge in Manhattan Criminal Court for non-consensually kissing a woman at a nightclub in 2018, according to prosecutors.

The plea deal, which allows the star to keep working,  requires him to continue treatment for alcohol abuse, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. 

If he complies with the terms of the deal, the charge will be reduced to a non-criminal violation in six months.

“We fully credit and believe all of the survivors in this case and thank all of the women and other witnesses who cooperated with our office during the pendency of our investigation,” ADA Coleen Balbert said during the actor’s court appearance.

Gooding had faced up to a year behind bars for groping three women at Manhattan hotspots in 2018 and 2019.

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