Tag: Brock Allen Turner
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Brock Turner to be released after 3 months in prison
Brock Turner is scheduled to be getting out of jail this week, three months early.Turner was sentenced to 6 months, following a conviction of three counts of sexual assault on the Stanford University campus. Recently released documents from the case show that Turner admitted tolaughing out loud when confronted by bystanders, mid-rape. “I noticed that…
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New Report Details Why Ex-Stanford Swimmer Was Given 6-Month Sentence For Sexual Assault
Former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner received a 6 month jail sentence for sexually assaulting a fellow female student because the judge deemed the trial itself as enough of a punishment, according to new reports. The presiding judge of Santa Clara County, Aaron Persky, concluded what many are calling a “slap on the wrist†as sufficient because media attention and legal proceedings…
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Judge in Stanford swimmer case: ‘I take him at his word’
A recently released transcript is offering a window into the mindset of a California judge who sentenced former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner to jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. Turner faced a maximum sentence of 14 years, but Judge Aaron Persky of Santa Clara Superior Court sentenced him instead to six months. Prosecutors had asked…
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Members of Stanford Women’s Swim Team Not Surprised by Brock Turner Arrest
Members of the Stanford University women’s swim team are saying they were not surprised by Brock Turner’s arrest, according to a report. One swimmer was quoted as calling Turner “very, very odd” and claims he made crude comments to her teammates about their bodies, according to InTouch Magazine. “Brock’s arrest wasn’t surprising to anyone on the team,†one…
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The Young Turks: Stanford Silenced Women Who Warned About Brock Turner
Stanford’s Women’s Swim Team, had their suspicions about Brock Turner. The former Stanford swimmer, and convicted rapist, made suggestive comments to members of the women’s team. Ana Kasparian, Grace Baldridge, and Hasan Piker, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down.
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Efforts grow to remove Stanford judge from the bench
In California, efforts are underway to remove a judge from the bench after he sentenced a former Stanford University swimmer to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. More with Carter Evans. https://youtu.be/qkg1DjXSsQk
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Ex-Stanford Swimmer’s Mother Begged Judge for No Jail Time
Mother of Brock Turner, who was sentenced to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman, told the judge in a letter that jail would be a “death sentence” for him.
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Brock Turner case: State lawmakers sign on to effort to remove judge
A dozen state lawmakers have signed on to the effort to “investigate and take action against” the judge who handed down a six-month sentence to a man convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious, intoxicated young woman outside a Stanford fraternity party. The lawmakers sent letters out Friday morning to the Commission on Judicial Performance in…
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Brock Turner Rape Case: Vice President Joe Biden Writes Open Letter To Victim | TODAY
Vice president Joe Biden released an open letter to the rape victim at the center of the Stanford sexual assault case. Meantime, new pictures and text messages released by the court appear to show Brock Turner a history of drug use. NBC’s Gadi Schwartz reports for TODAY.