Brock Turner released after serving 3 months in jail for rape

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Brock Turner released after serving 3 months in jail for rape

By CBS Sports Staff Sep 02, 2016 4 min read

Brock Turner was sentenced to six months in jail but served only three.

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Brock Turner, whose six-month sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman at Stanford University sparked a national outcry, was released from jail Friday morning after serving half his six-month sentence.

The one-time Olympic hopeful swimmer walked out the main entrance of the Santa Clara County jail shortly after 6 a.m. PDT. 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. The tall and lanky Turner appeared to be wearing the same shirt and pants he wore during his June 2 sentencing hearing, carrying his suit jacket under an arm.

A local television station followed the rented SUV that picked him up to a nearby hotel where he checked in with his parents. He plans to head to his native Ohio to live with his parents. The 21-year-old must register as a sex offender for life and faces three years of supervised probation.

Turner's case exploded into the spotlight when a poignant statement from the victim swept through social media and critics decried the sentence as too lenient. It prompted California lawmakers to pass a tougher sexual assault law and led to an effort to remove the judge from the bench. The victim said it wasn't fair that Turner's loss of his athletic career was taken into consideration when sentencing him.

"How fast Brock swims does not lessen the severity of what happened to me, and should not lessen the severity of his punishment," the victim said. "The fact that Brock was an athlete at a private university should not be seen as an entitlement to leniency, but as an opportunity to send a message that sexual assault is against the law regardless of social class."

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. She said he was held in "protective custody" during his incarceration but her department didn't receive any credible or serious threats.

Smith said she believed Turner's sentence was too light.

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Smith urged Gov. Jerry Brown to sign a bill the Assembly passed 66-0 Monday that would require mandatory prison sentences for the same crime Turner committed. Brown hasn't said whether he will sign.

Turner was convicted of assaulting the young woman near a trash bin after they drank heavily at a fraternity party in January 2015. The victim had passed out and Turner was on top of her when confronted by two graduate students passing by on bicycles. They chased and tackled him when he tried to flee, holding him on the ground until police arrived.

Turner plans to appeal.

A few protesters jeered Turner as he left the jail and more began gathering in front of the nearby courthouse to advocate for the judge's ouster.

"His sentence was upsetting and unsettling," said Christy Heiskala, who said she flew from San Diego to attend the protest. Heiskala, 41, says her daughter is a high school senior planning on attending college next year.

"I'm concerned about her safety next year," Heiskala said. "That's why I'm here."

Heiskala was part of a demonstration organized by leaders of the campaign to recall the judge who sentenced Turner. It was held across the street from the San Jose jail.

Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky cited Turner's youth, clean criminal record and other considerations when he sentenced Turner. Persky followed the probation department's recommendation for a "moderate" jail sentence.

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Following backlash and a push for a recall, Persky voluntarily removed himself from hearing criminal cases, starting next week.

Recall campaign leaders said Persky's transfer to civil court was not enough. They and others attending a demonstration outside the jail called for him to resign Friday.

"We need judges who understand sexual assault and violence against women," said Stanford law professor Michele Dauber, a friend of Turner's victim and the chair of the recall campaign. "Judge Persky does not."

California jail inmates with good behavior typically serve half their sentences. Ohio prison officials earlier this month agreed to take over supervision of Turner's probation. Turner must register as a sex offender when he gets to Ohio.

Greene County Sheriff Gene Fischer said Turner has five days to register with his office in Xenia, Ohio, 15 miles east of Dayton. He will have to report to a probation officer for three years and must avoid alcohol and drugs during that time.

Fischer said his department will notify Turner's neighbors informing them that a convicted sex offender is moving 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

http://www.cbssports.com/general/news/brock-turner-released-after-serving-three-months-in-jail-for-rape/

What an insult. Shows our country cares nothing about women and little girls

[Merle 458]

I wonder if Turner's lawyer coild have been a Hillary protege? She was good in her day at getting rapists off with light sentences.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

I wonder if Turner's lawyer coild have been a Hillary protege? She was good in her day at getting rapists off with light sentences.

Or Brock could be a friend of Trump being that Trump has a history of rape himself...

[Merle 458]

Or Brock could be a friend of Trump being that Trump has a history of rape himself...

Or maybe he's friends with ole Bill "Slick Willy" Clinton.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Or maybe he's friends with ole Bill "Slick Willy" Clinton.

Or friends with Trump and Roger Ailes?

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/us/politics/donald-trump-roger-ailes.html

I love how this turned into a Hillary bashing thing instead of how our judicial system is unsympathetic to female victims of assault and rape

[smilesammich 10,727]

when you consider the sheer magnitude of americans who have served more time over being unable to pay fines for traffic tickets..hearing the name brock turner makes me hurl.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

when you consider the sheer magnitude of americans who have served more time over being unable to pay fines for traffic tickets..hearing the name brock turner makes me hurl.

People are sentenced longer for selling Marijuana or being a drug addict like that one article you posted.

Brock's 3 month sentence sends the wrong message and this message has been trending for a while

Edited September 6, 2016 by Janelle2002

[smilesammich 10,727]

People are sentenced longer for selling Marijuana or being a drug addict like that one article you posted.

Brock's 3 month sentence sends the wrong message and this message has been trending for a while

it's disgusting. but shows what money can buy in this country.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

it's disgusting. but shows what money can buy in this country.

Want to see some disgusting factsFact #1: Over 22 million women in the United States have been raped in their lifetime. (National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey 2010)

Fact #2: 18.3% of women in the United States have survived a completed or attempted rape. (National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey 2010)

Fact #3: Of the 18.3% of women who have survived rape or attempted rape, 12.3% were younger than age 12 when they were first raped, and 29.9% were between the ages of 11 and 17. (National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey 2010)

Fact #4: Every 90 seconds, somewhere in America, someone is sexually assaulted. (Calculation based on 2012 National Crime Victimization Survey. Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice)

Fact #5: One out of every five American women has been the victims of an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime. (The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey 2010)Fact #6: Approximately 1,270,000 women are raped each year. Another 6,646,000 are victims of other sexual crime, including sexual coercion, unwanted sexual contact, or unwanted sexual experiences. (Department of Justice 2010).

Fact #7: 15% of sexual assault and rape victims are under age 12; 29% are age 12-17; 44% are under age 18; 80% are under age 30; ages 12-34 are the highest risk years. (Department of Justice 2010)

Fact #8: Girls ages 16-19 are 4 times more likely than the general population to be victims of rape, attempted rape, or sexual assault. (Department of Justice 2010)

Fact #9: Most female victims are raped before the age of 25, and almost half of female victims are under the age of 18. (National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey 2010). Fact #10: More than 75% of female victims were raped or sexually assaulted before age 25. (National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey 2010). .

Fact #11: In 2006, 78,000 children were sexually abused. (Child Maltreatment 2006.) Because majority of cases are not reported, it is estimated that the real number could be anywhere from 260,000-650,000 a year. (Finklehor 2008). Fact #12: Almost two-thirds of all rapes are committed by someone who is known to the victim. 73% of sexual assaults were perpetrated by a non-stranger ( 48% of perpetrators were a friend or acquaintance of the victim, 17% were an intimate and 8% were another relative.) (National Crime Victimization Survey 2010)

Fact #13: 63.84% of women who reported being raped, physically assaulted, and/or stalked since age 18 were victimized by a current or former husband, cohabiting partner, boyfriend, or date. (National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey 2010)

Fact #14: Of female rape or sexual assault victims in 2010, 25 percent were assaulted by a stranger, 48 percent by friends or acquaintances, and 17 percent were intimate partners. (National Crime Victimization Survey 2010) Fact #15: Almost 10% of high school students are victims of dating violence each year. (Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance 2009).

Fact #16: According to the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey (YRBSS), a national survey of high school students, 8.0% of students had been forced to have sexual intercourse when they did not want to. Female students (11.8%) were significantly more likely than male students (4.5%) to have been forced to have sexual intercourse. Overall, black students (17.1%) were significantly more likely than white students (15.2%) to have been forced to have sexual intercourse (CDC 2012).

Fact #17: A study reported in the New York Times suggests that one in five adolescent girls become the victims of physical or sexual violence, or both, in a dating relationship. (New York Times 8/01/01)

Fact #18: 93% of juvenile sexual assault victims know their attacker. 34.2% of attackers were family members and 58.7 were acquaintances. (U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Sexual Assault of Young Children as Reported to Law Enforcement 2000.)

Fact #19: The Campus Sexual Assault Study estimated that between 1 in 4 and 1 in 5 college women experience completed or attempted rape during their college years (National Institute of Justice 2007)http://www.feminist.com/antiviolence/facts.html

Funny our fellow men won't discuss this Epidemic in the U.S.

[Ban Hammer 12,836]

it's disgusting. but shows what money can buy in this country.

[smilesammich 10,727]

Want to see some disgusting factsFact #1: Over 22 million women in the United States have been raped in their lifetime. (National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey 2010)

Fact #2: 18.3% of women in the United States have survived a completed or attempted rape. (National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey 2010)

Fact #3: Of the 18.3% of women who have survived rape or attempted rape, 12.3% were younger than age 12 when they were first raped, and 29.9% were between the ages of 11 and 17. (National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey 2010)

Fact #4: Every 90 seconds, somewhere in America, someone is sexually assaulted. (Calculation based on 2012 National Crime Victimization Survey. Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice)

Fact #5: One out of every five American women has been the victims of an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime. (The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey 2010)Fact #6: Approximately 1,270,000 women are raped each year. Another 6,646,000 are victims of other sexual crime, including sexual coercion, unwanted sexual contact, or unwanted sexual experiences. (Department of Justice 2010).

Fact #7: 15% of sexual assault and rape victims are under age 12; 29% are age 12-17; 44% are under age 18; 80% are under age 30; ages 12-34 are the highest risk years. (Department of Justice 2010)

Fact #8: Girls ages 16-19 are 4 times more likely than the general population to be victims of rape, attempted rape, or sexual assault. (Department of Justice 2010)

Fact #9: Most female victims are raped before the age of 25, and almost half of female victims are under the age of 18. (National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey 2010). Fact #10: More than 75% of female victims were raped or sexually assaulted before age 25. (National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey 2010). .

Fact #11: In 2006, 78,000 children were sexually abused. (Child Maltreatment 2006.) Because majority of cases are not reported, it is estimated that the real number could be anywhere from 260,000-650,000 a year. (Finklehor 2008). Fact #12: Almost two-thirds of all rapes are committed by someone who is known to the victim. 73% of sexual assaults were perpetrated by a non-stranger ( 48% of perpetrators were a friend or acquaintance of the victim, 17% were an intimate and 8% were another relative.) (National Crime Victimization Survey 2010)

Fact #13: 63.84% of women who reported being raped, physically assaulted, and/or stalked since age 18 were victimized by a current or former husband, cohabiting partner, boyfriend, or date. (National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey 2010)

Fact #14: Of female rape or sexual assault victims in 2010, 25 percent were assaulted by a stranger, 48 percent by friends or acquaintances, and 17 percent were intimate partners. (National Crime Victimization Survey 2010) Fact #15: Almost 10% of high school students are victims of dating violence each year. (Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance 2009).

Fact #16: According to the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey (YRBSS), a national survey of high school students, 8.0% of students had been forced to have sexual intercourse when they did not want to. Female students (11.8%) were significantly more likely than male students (4.5%) to have been forced to have sexual intercourse. Overall, black students (17.1%) were significantly more likely than white students (15.2%) to have been forced to have sexual intercourse (CDC 2012).

Fact #17: A study reported in the New York Times suggests that one in five adolescent girls become the victims of physical or sexual violence, or both, in a dating relationship. (New York Times 8/01/01)

Fact #18: 93% of juvenile sexual assault victims know their attacker. 34.2% of attackers were family members and 58.7 were acquaintances. (U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Sexual Assault of Young Children as Reported to Law Enforcement 2000.)

Fact #19: The Campus Sexual Assault Study estimated that between 1 in 4 and 1 in 5 college women experience completed or attempted rape during their college years (National Institute of Justice 2007)http://www.feminist.com/antiviolence/facts.html

Funny our fellow men won't discuss this Epidemic in the U.S.

oh, they'll talk about it if the rapist happens to be mexican/illegal. then it's wall time. should we be building walls around fraternities?

[Janelle2002 3,865]

oh, they'll talk about it if the rapist happens to be mexican/illegal. then it's wall time. should we be building walls around fraternities?

We got walls around campuses but yet there are rapists. Guess walls don't work

[smilesammich 10,727]

We got walls around campuses but yet there are rapists. Guess walls don't work

i think we're not putting walls around the right scapegoat. dumpsters maybe?

[Janelle2002 3,865]

i think we're not putting walls around the right scapegoat. dumpsters maybe?

Build a dumpster, make aliens pay for it!

Maybe I should change the title to illegal or minority to bring attention to this Epidemic against women in America?

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Build a dumpster, make aliens pay for it!

Maybe I should change the title to illegal or minority to bring attention to this Epidemic against women in America?

Better yet, make it Muslim/Black. That is sure to bring some traffic in. Maybe some pictures of mug shots...