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In response to "It turns out he had been arrested for underage drinking in Ohio, but as he was a minor, it appears the judge wasn't aware of it. He also lied about " by jnine

he trusted turner's statement, which wasn't complete and had the lies; but all of the earlier stuff was in court documents that were released last

Posted by b. (aka starrynit) Jun 13 '16, 15:09

week.

also statements from stanford female students about his behavior towards them and more.

the judge apparently went with the "innocent kid from the midwest, got in over his head" storyline, and stuck with it.

I don't think it's been said here that the 6 months was apparently recommended by probation folks, because of it being a first time offense, etc.

I want more to be asked about that, because I read comments from people who know these kinds of cases (former d.a.'s and defenders) well that the 6 months in jail + probation is not the norm and that, at least, there is usually prison time when the charge of intent to commit rape is in the mix.

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There is an article now that says he gave a very light sentence for domestic abuse just before this one. He was a prosecutor of these types of cases - jnine Jun 13, 15:14 1
- yah, I read a local paper's piece with his history including that case. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jun 13, 15:21

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he trusted turner's statement, which wasn't complete and had the lies; but all of the earlier stuff was in court documents that were released last

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