SALEM – A former Lynn man who was found guilty earlier this week in Salem Superior Court of indecently fondling and assaulting his estranged wife in her home on Elizabeth Street in Lynn may serve up to four years in state prison before being placed on probation for another three years.Victor M. Quadros, 36, who had been living with his father at 1 North Central St. in Peabody, was found guilty Wednesday of two counts of indecent assault and battery on a person over age 14 and two counts of assault and battery by a jury comprised of four women and eight men.The jury, however, acquitted Quadros of the most serious charge of attempted rape in connection with the case.The charges arise out of an incident on the night of Sept. 11, 2009 when he inappropriately fondled and assaulted his 34-year-old estranged wife at 24 Elizabeth St., after he had asked her to take him back and she refused.Judge Howard J. Whitehead had postponed sentencing in order to get input as to what the punishment should be from the probation department, as well as the prosecutor and defense.Quadros was sentenced Friday afternoon to serve not less than two years and not more than four years in state prison by Whitehead. Quadros has already served 385 days in the House of Corrections awaiting trial on the case. He now will serve the remainder of his punishment in a state facility.”I am here to defend and fight for my life,” his estranged wife told Whitehead during her statement before the court Friday afternoon.”I fell in love with him at age 15. He was my first love. I tried my best to help him. Now, I am very afraid of him. The best thing that came out of (their realtionship) was our son. I hope Victor Quadros realizes he needs help,” his ex-wife said.In handing down the punishment, Whitehead noted that he thought it was “appropriate in this case.””This was a culmination of years of physical and mental abuse,” Whitehead said.Assistant District Attorney Christina P. Ronan proposed a three- to five-year state prison term with a lengthy probationary period, pointing out that Quadros has mental health issues that require treatment for a bi-polar condition.”The defendant’s behavior was not out of character, it was the behavior he showed for years. The level of fear, fear that was built on 15 years of abuse,” emphasized Ronan.Defense lawyer David Grimaldi presented several letters to the court from friends and family as to the character of Quadros.As part of the probationary terms Quadros is to stay away from and have no contact with his ex-wife, must register as a sex offender, was ordered to receive mental health evaluation and treatment as directed and must take all prescribed medications as directed. In addition, he will wear a GPS tracking device, with exclusionary zones that include in and around 24 Elizabeth St., his ex-wife’s place of employment in Salem and the school of his child.Grimaldi immediately filed a notice of an appeal to a higher court.