Crime | Brock Turner 'Stanford Rapist' Out Friday After Serving Half of Sentence Brock Turner scheduled for release By Evann Gastaldo Posted Aug 29, 2016 6:47 PM CDT Copied This January, 2015 file booking photo released by the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office shows Brock Turner. (Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office via AP, File) 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 Sheriff's Office, and the newspaper notes that the early release was "widely expected" since Turner did not have a prior criminal history. He must still complete a sex offender management program. Read These Next Updated list of free days at national parks is raising some eyebrows. A kidney recipient died of rabies from the infected donor. An incredible hush-hush effort saw 55 cartel bosses brought to the US. Startups aim to dim the sum, and critics are a little worried. Report an error