Brock Turner left prison today after serving just half of his six month sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman behind a dumpster.
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Michele Landis Dauber, a law professor at Stanford University, told the Dayton Daily News she’s focused on unseating Judge Aaron Persky, who sentenced Turner to six months, of which he’ll serve three.
Prosecutors asked for six years, but Judge Aaron Persky sentenced Turner on June 2 to six months in jail and three years of probation, as recommended by the probation department.
Turner’s victim wrote a powerful letter about the impact the assault had on her life which made stirs around the globe, garnering reactions from Hollywood stars and senior politicians.
“It’s never going to seem like enough, no matter what kind of sentence we give somebody”, Pipkin said. Turner is expected to go home to Greene County, Ohio.
“Sandra Pfeiffer was one of a small number of demonstrators who watched Turner leave jail”.
In the meantime, supporters of the judge responded with their own campaign this week with a website called “Retain Judge Persky”.
“As a judge, I have heard thousands of cases”.
Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith said Turner received nonspecific threats in jail in addition to the packet of hate mail given to him as he left jail.
The protest outside the San Jose jail was one of many already organized by UltraViolet, whose members have been vocal and active in trying to get Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Persky recalled from the bench. For hours after his pre-dawn release from the Santa Clara County jail, about 200 people demonstrated outside, calling for the judge in the case to resign.
Last year, a domestic violence victim failed to appear and testify at her alleged abuser’s trial.
A well-funded campaign also is underway to recall Persky.
Brock Turner is pictured in his booking mug following his sentencing in his sexual assault conviction.
Turner said they were holding hands, and later said he touched her genitals.
Critics argue the sentence minimized sexual assault on college campuses and called attention to inequality in the courts.
Brock Turner was sent to jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman at Stanford University.
“As the sheriff of Santa Clara County and a mother, I believe that the interests of justice are best served by ensuring that sexual predators are sent to prison as punishment for their crime”, she said in the letter. “I have a reputation for being fair to both sides”, the site also says. He will have to report to a probation officer for three years and must avoid alcohol and drugs during that time.
While Turner who was released Friday is expected to return to OH, the woman at the center of the case remains anonymous, but her letter describing the aftermath will no doubt continue to resonate. Because Turner penetrated his victim with his fingers instead of his penis, his actions did not technically meet the state’s definition of “rape”, which is widely considered outdated and does not conform to the definitions now in use by surrounding states.
The former Stanford swimmer was convicted this year of three felonies, including assault with the intent to commit rape.
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The initiative expands on an existing federal court order requiring earlier parole consideration for some offenders convicted of nonviolent and nonsexual crimes.
