The Stanford University case has taken the media by storm as of late, many people are outraged over 20-year-old Brock Turner’s lenient sentence of just six months in jail. Which now, according to the Daily Mail, won’t even be fully served, as Turner is set to be released on September 2, 2016.
Although Turner, who raped an unconscious woman behind a dumpster following a frat party, will be on probation for two years following his release and will have to register as a sex offender every 60 days for the rest of his life. Turner’s friends and family wrote letters to Judge Aaron Perksy, the presiding judge in the case, begging him to go easy on the 20-year-old. Turner’s sentence is a small price to pay for the intrusive and damaging act he committed back in January of 2013.
However, new information pertaining to the case continues to surface as the media access police reports and court testimony.
According to the Los Angeles Times, court testimony given by the unnamed sister of the survivor states Turner grabbed her by the waist and “started making out on her cheek” during the party, which shocked her and prompted her to leave his presence. Later on the same night, Turner once again tried to pursue her sexually. This time he grabbed her by the waist and kissed her on the lips. She told the court she had to wiggle away from his hold to escape.
The prosecution’s sentencing memorandum detailed their interactions as follows:
“It was abundantly clear from Jane Doe 2’s testimony that she was completely caught off guard by his multiple attempts to kiss her that night. She even had to get away from him after he grabbed her waist, and she alerted her friend, Colleen, to his behavior.”
The victim’s sister feels extremely guilty over what happened to her sister, and wishes she had warned her sister about Turner and that they left the party.
“That night, she came with me to have fun with me and my friends, with no interest in even meeting anyone, let alone hooking up with anyone outside. She had even called me right before he found her, standing and slurring, alone and vulnerable. Today, I am still sick thinking about it. Sick to my stomach every time that I am reminded of the incident. I am still sad that I was not there to protect her. We have both been devastated, we have been speechless, and we have cried until our bodies have run dry.”
As a result of what happened, Jane Doe 2 told the court that she has “stayed up at night obsessively turning the events of the night over in my head; delusional that it was my fault for leaving her alone for a stranger to prey upon.”
Yet things get worse still. On Friday the Daily Mail revealed that Turner likely took photos of the victim’s breasts during the attack and sent them to members of the Stanford swim team.
Authorities also spoke with one woman who claimed she’d met Turner at a party the weekend prior and called him “touchy,” claiming he “creeped” her out with his persistence in pursuing her sexually.
Turner’s parents have both written letters urging the court to go easy on their “beautiful” son. Brock’s father, Dan Turner, said six months in jail was a “steep price to pay for 20 minutes of action.” His mother, Carleen Turner, spoke to her son’s past demeanor and life accomplishments. She said she hasn’t been able to decorate their new house since the sentencing and excused her son’s behavior, saying he was just “trying to fit in with the swimmers he idolized.”
The case has gone completely viral since Turner’s sentencing and has sparked outrage from not only liberals, but conservatives, too. Jurors have refused to serve on cases presided by Judge Perksy in outrage over his lenient sentencing. Congressman Ted Poe was also disgusted with Perksy, and spoke in front of Congress and demanding he be removed from the bench and a harsher sentence be issued to Turner.
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Feature Image courtesy of the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office, accessed via the LA Times.
