Time came under fire Friday morning when the outlet tweeted out its article on Turner’s release with the headline “Stanford Swimmer Brock Turner Has Been Released From Jail”, even dropping the “former” – Turner, the share headline seems to suggest, will eternally be a swimmer, not a rapist.
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Turner’s early release just after 6 a.m. Friday after three months in jail was met by a throng of television and press cameras from far-reaching parts of the country, as well as critics who continue to lament the light sentence given to the former Stanford swimmer for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman previous year outside a campus party.
Turner left the jail shortly after 6 a.m. Turner, who kept his head down and didn’t acknowledge the media, was carrying a large packet of hate mail sent to him during his incarceration. Inside Brock Turner’s jail cell A local television station followed the rented SUV that picked him up to a nearby hotel where he checked in with his parents.
The woman who was sexually assaulted by Brock Turner nearly didn’t go out the night of the rape.
The case sparked a national debate on gender violence, sexual assault and drinking culture and led to a recall effort against the judge.
“I made silly faces, let my guard down, and drank liquor too fast not factoring in that my tolerance had significantly lowered since college”, the woman wrote in the letter to Turner and Judge Aaron Persky that she read in the courtroom during the sentencing. Turner was living in OH with his parents prior to the trial, so it is presumed that is where he will be returning. In the letter, he argued that his son didn’t deserve to have his life ruined by a prison sentence. “I think he will not be a danger to others”. Two Stanford graduate students who were bicycling by called police and chased down Turner. “Judge Persky does not”. Inmates can serve half time for good behavior. OH prison officials earlier this month agreed to take over supervision of Turner’s probation.
The sheriff in Greene County, east of Dayton, says Turner has five days to register as a sex offender. He is also banned from parks, schools and other places where children can gather, and must refrain from using drugs and alcohol.
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Fischer said his department will send postcards to Turner’s neighbors informing them a convicted sex offender is moving in nearby. Turner will be required to register every three months in person at the sheriff’s office, reaffirming that he is still living with his parents, the sheriff said. Deputies also will check on Turner without warning to ensure he has not moved without permission from authorities.
