Brock Turner, whose six-month sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman at Stanford University sparked a national outcry in the United States, was released from jail Friday morning after serving half his term. About 30 yards from the frat house, she passed out near a trash bin.
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Turner was arrested January 18 after two male students discovered him on top of an unconscious woman. They have also petitioned for cases like the Brock Turner rape case to be handled with much more objectivity when it comes to worrying about the fate of the convicted rapist and more care when it comes to the victims.
She told her attacker in the statement read in court: “You don’t know me, but you’ve been inside me, and that’s why we’re here today”.
“Being on probation or parole is not like being free in society”, said Jason Rydberg, a University of Massachusetts Lowell associate professor whose research focuses on prisoner re-entry, sex offenders and community supervision. In the letter, he argued that his son didn’t deserve to have his life ruined by a prison sentence.
“Judge Persky’s bias is a threat to the rule of law and we will continue until he is no longer a judge”, Dauber said at a California protest.
Turner could be released as early as 12:01 a.m. Friday, but typically the jail doesn’t release prisoners until daylight. The 21-year-old has returned to his family’s home in OH and has five days to register as a Tier III sex offender with Greene County Sheriff Gene Fischer’s office. Turner was released after just serving three.
Following backlash and a push for a recall, Mr Persky voluntarily removed himself from hearing criminal cases, starting next week.
In California, the use of force in a sexual assault results in a mandatory prison sentence.
In the meantime, supporters of the judge responded with their own campaign this week with a website called “Retain Judge Persky”. Jerry Brown urging him to sign an assembly bill backed by bay area lawmakers that was inspired by the case.
Now that he’s out of jail, Turner, now 21, must complete three years of probation and register as a sex offender. He will be subjected to random drug and alcohol tests and required to attend substance abuse counseling.
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Turner will spend three years on parole.
He’ll also be barred from parks, schools and other places where children are expected to gather.
As part of the program, Turner must submit to polygraph tests. Fischer says Turner will have to register every three months at the sheriff’s office, reaffirming that he’s still living with his parents. He plans to appeal.
Turner’s trial lawyer indicated he would. He then notified the district attorney’s office.
“We’d be losing so much if he was recalled”, Goodman said.
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Turner’s attorney, Mike Armstrong, could not be immediately reached for comment.
