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Judge in Brock Turner Case Is Out of a Job Again

Aaron Persky was to coach girls' JV tennis, but he's fired after public outrage

(Newser) - The man who lost his job as a judge over the sentence he doled out in the Brock Turner sexual assault case has just lost his followup job. But this one had nothing to do with the legal profession. Aaron Persky got hired to coach JV girls' tennis at Lynbrook...

Brock Turner's Victim Shares Her Name

It's Chanel Miller, and she's telling her story publicly

(Newser) - Brock Turner's name has grabbed headlines across the nation. Now, the true name of his victim is doing the same. For four years, the woman who was in 2015 sexually assaulted by Turner—the former Stanford student who served just three months after being convicted of three felony...

Bad News for Brock Turner
Bad News for
Brock Turner
Aug 9, 2018 7:08 AM CDT

Bad News for Brock Turner

Ex-Stanford swimmer convicted of attempted rape denied a new trial

(Newser) - A California appeals court has ruled in the case of Brock Turner sooner than expected , upholding the former Stanford University swimmer's 2016 sexual assault and attempted rape convictions. Turner, who served three months of a six-month sentence, had been seeking a new trial in an effort to avoid registering...

'Poker-Faced' Judges Hear Latest Brock Turner Claim

He only wanted 'outercourse' with his victim, lawyer says

(Newser) - Brock Turner, the former Stanford swimmer convicted in 2016 of sexually assaulting a woman outside a 2015 campus party, wasn't interested in intercourse but rather "outercourse," his lawyer claims. Eric S. Multhaup—who's hoping to overturn Turner's conviction for the attempted rape of an intoxicated...

Brock Turner Judge Is First Recalled in Decades
Brock Turner Judge Is
First Recalled in Decades
PRIMARIES
Jun 6, 2018 6:45 AM CDT

Brock Turner Judge Is First Recalled in Decades

Tight California races still too close to call

(Newser) - Tuesday was a big day for primaries, with votes held in eight states, but one of the day's biggest results involved a judge, not a lawmaker. Voters in California have ousted Aaron Persky, the judge who sentenced former Stanford student Brock Turner to six months for sexually assaulting an...

Brock Turner May Be Heading Back to Court

Stanford swimmer is appealing his sex assault conviction

(Newser) - A former Stanford swimmer convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman outside a campus fraternity party is appealing, the AP reports. In an appeal filed Friday, lawyers for Brock Turner said the initial trial was "a detailed and lengthy set of lies." They hope a new trial will...

Activists Fight to Recall Brock Turner Judge

Aaron Persky accused of 'pattern of bias'

(Newser) - "Santa Clara residents deserve a judge who will protect victims, not rapists," said Stanford law professor Michele Dauber as the campaign to recall the judge in the Brock Turner case officially began. Dauber and other activists filed a notice of intent Monday to recall Santa Clara Superior Court...

Brock Turner Judge Cleared of Misconduct

State judicial commission finds no evidence of bias in Stanford sex assault case

(Newser) - A California agency that oversees judicial discipline ruled Monday that Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky committed no misconduct when he sentenced former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner to six months in jail for sexually assaulting a young woman, reports the AP . The California Commission on Judicial Performance "has...

Stanford Rape Case's 'Emily Doe:' I Am a Survivor

She's one of 'Glamour' magazine's Women of the Year, and she's not a 'victim'

(Newser) - She first spoke about her abuser in a powerful court statement five months ago. Now "Emily Doe," who was sexually assaulted by former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner, is speaking out again as a Glamour "Woman of the Year." She'd like to be known as a...

Brock Turner Case Results in Mandatory Prison Time Bill

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the bill Friday

(Newser) - California Gov. Jerry Brown said Friday that he signed two bills that emerged amid national outrage over the six-month jail sentence given to a former Stanford University swimmer who sexually assaulted a woman passed out near a trash bin. The AP reports the governor approved requiring sentences to be served...

People Going to Brock Turner's Home With AR-15s

House has reportedly been egged, too

(Newser) - Jail might have been more peaceful for Brock Turner than his family home in Bellbrook, Ohio. About a dozen protesters armed with assault rifles including AR-15s gathered outside the home on Tuesday calling for rapists to be castrated and killed. "The message we want to send is … '...

Brock Turner Is Officially a Sex Offender

He registered Tuesday in Ohio

(Newser) - Brock Turner and his parents went to the Greene County sheriff's office in Ohio on Tuesday so the former Stanford University swimmer could register as a sex offender—something he'll have to repeat four times per year for the rest of his life, NBC News reports. His...

A Silent Brock Turner Leaves Jail
A Silent
Brock Turner
Leaves Jail
Sep 2, 2016 9:20 AM CDT

A Silent Brock Turner Leaves Jail

He'll 'have the whole community as his probation officer'

(Newser) - Brock Turner left Santa Clara County Jail in California before the sun had risen Friday, ignoring questions from reporters like, "Are you going to say you're sorry, Brock?" The former Stanford University swimmer—who kept his head down and rode off in a white SUV just after 6am...

Calif. Aims to Close Brock Turner Loophole

Under new law, he would have faced a minimum of 3 years

(Newser) - In response to the anger over the six-month jail term former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner received after sexually assaulting an unconscious woman, California lawmakers Monday passed legislation that would keep such a sentence from being handed down again. The current law calls for a mandatory prison term when a victim...

'Stanford Rapist' Out Friday After Serving Half of Sentence

Brock Turner scheduled for release

(Newser) - Brock Turner, the former Stanford swimmer whose sexual assault conviction and subsequent sentencing to six months in jail made headlines, is scheduled to be released Friday after serving just three months behind bars. The San Jose Mercury News confirmed the release date via jail records and the Santa Clara County...

Stanford Bans Hard Alcohol at Undergrad Parties

But students can still keep it in their rooms

(Newser) - After months of headlines about the heavy drinking culture at Stanford thanks to the Brock Turmer rape case , the university has announced new rules on drinking: No more hard alcohol at undergrad parties, reports the Stanford Daily . Beer and wine are still OK, but no booze more than 40 proof...

Brock Turner Judge Steps Away From New Sex-Crimes Case

Aaron Persky says he thinks some may doubt his ability to be impartial

(Newser) - A California judge under fire for the light sentence he gave to ex-Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner has recused himself from making his first key decision in another sex-crimes case, per the AP . Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky filed a statement with the court saying that some people might...

Ex-Colorado U Student Spared Prison for Rape

Prosecutors wanted him to serve up to 12 years

(Newser) - A rape case in Colorado has strong echoes of the Brock Turner case at Stanford in the defendant's behavior, the victim's powerful statement—and the controversial light sentence. Former University of Colorado student Austin James Wilkerson, 22, was spared a sentence in state prison Wednesday after he was...

Stanford Rape Victim Was Grilled About Her 'Partying'

Court transcripts from March hearings released

(Newser) - In her powerful statement , the woman former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner sexually assaulted described the court process as "traumatizing." Now it's clear why. Court records reveal she was grilled about her body and drinking habits when interrogated by Turner's lawyers. In a March 21 hearing, a...

Caught in Lie, Brock Turner's Probation Terms to Change

A drug and alcohol counseling requirement will be added

(Newser) - The former Stanford University swimmer who got six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman will be required to attend drug and alcohol counseling on top of random testing after he was caught lying about his high school habits. Brock Turner , 20, will have the counseling requirements added...

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