Court Upholds Ex-Stanford Swimmer's Sex Assault Conviction
The three-judge panel of the 6th District Court of Appeal in San Jose ruled Wednesday that there was "substantial evidence" that Brock Turner received a fair trial.
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The three-judge panel of the 6th District Court of Appeal in San Jose ruled Wednesday that there was "substantial evidence" that Brock Turner received a fair trial.
A lawyer for Brock Turner told a California Court of Appeals panel that Brock never intended to rape the half-naked, unconscious woman he was found on top of outside a fraternity party in January 2015.
Stanford University says it is canceling plans to put a plaque on the campus site where a woman was sexually assaulted by former swimmer Brock Turner.
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.
A former Stanford University swimmer was released early Friday for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman on campus after serving three months in jail.
The former Stanford University swimmer convicted of sexual assault will be required to attend drug and alcohol counseling in addition to being randomly tested after he was caught lying about his high school habits.
Two California lawmakers are pushing for an expanded definition of rape under state law in response to the Stanford University case that has drawn national attention.
A women's advocacy group said it will turn in petitions Friday that urge a California agency to remove the judge who sentenced a former Stanford University swimmer to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman.
The father of a former Stanford University swimmer who received six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman has drawn outrage by saying his son has already paid a steep price for "20 minutes of action."
