Stanford Rapist Brock Turner Will Be Released From Jail Having Served Just Three Months

Trigger warning: This article discusses rape and sexual assault.

Earlier this year, many were outraged by the ruling of Judge Aaron Persky in the case of convicted Stanford rapist Brock Turner.

Judge Persky gave Turner a six-month sentence for raping a woman behind a dumpster on Stanford’s campus in January of 2015, citing the “severe impact” a longer sentence would have on the student’s life.

It’s since been revealed that Turner will be released from jail on September 2, having only served three months, according to jail records. County jail credits inmates for good conduct during their stay.

His initial sentencing was met with protests by Stanford's graduating class, who took over a graduation ceremony to decry the school's "rape culture".

Memorably, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden penned an open letter to Turner's victim - whose own powerful letter to her attacker was published on Buzzfeed and gained the case international attention - saying, "the millions who have been touched by your story will never forget you."

Though it will come as cold comfort to many, Judge Persky – a Stanford alum - this week removed himself from all criminal cases. As of September 6, he will only hear civil cases. The decision came after he recused himself from making another decision in a sex case, CNN reports.

Persky is still facing a vocal recall effort, with a petition to have him “removed from his Judicial position for the lenient sentence he allowed in the Brock Turner rape case” receiving more than 1.2 digital signatures.

Expect far more on this story following Turner’s release this Friday.

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