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'''Brock Allen Turner''' (born August 1, 1995, in Dayton, Ohio) is an American male citizen who was convicted in a 2016 jury trial of three counts of sexual assault. The crime occurred on January 18, 2015. The trial is known as ''People of the State of California v. Brock Allen Turner''. Turner, a student athlete (swimming) of Stanford was found outdoors by passersby with an unconscious 22-year old female non-student who was partially unclothed on top of her and performing pelvic thrusts. He had "fingered" her.
The premature charges of "rape" file by the female prosecutor, which were the "verifiable truth" of a sort for many months, closely associated Turner's name with the word. The case became widely (but incorrectly) known as the '''Stanford rape case'''. There is a great deal of amateur coverage of the case that simply uses the word "rape" to describe what happened. From a proper legal perspective, even as a convicted felon, as of 2017, Turner is not a "rapist".<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/stanford-rape-case-brock-turner-victims-statement-a7074246.html</ref><ref>http://time.com/4362949/stanford-sexual-assault-not-rape/</ref><ref>http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/06/brock-turner-sexual-assault-felony.html</ref> The case, and in particular the lengthy victim impact statement presented by the unnamed victim after the verdict, received a great deal of publicity.
The victim was so intoxicated with alcohol that she recalled nothing of the entire evening. The judge in the case, judge Aaron Persky, commented afterward to a [[journalist]] that he believed Turner's version of the events, in particular that the victim explicitly granted him consent for sexual activity.<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/news/brock-turner-ex-swimmer-judge-in-stanford-sex-assault-case-i-take-him-at-his-word/</ref> Persky received a great deal of negative publicity for the 6-month sentence he meted out. He later switched to handling civil cases for at least the rest of the year.
After being arrested, Turner soon withdrew as a student from Stanford University. The university banned him from ever setting foot on campus again. The governing body for competitive swimming in the USA, USA Swimming, banned him for life. As of 2017, Turner is on the sexual offender registries in California and in Ohio. As of early 2017, Turner resides in his hometown and is preparing his appeal.
==Indictment and charges==
On January 28, 2015, Turner was indicted on five charges:
#Rape of an intoxicated person
#Rape of an unconscious person
#Assault with intent to rape an intoxicated woman
#Sexually penetrating an intoxicated person with a foreign object
#Sexually penetrating an unconscious person with a foreign object<ref name="ABC Timeline"/>
The [[rape kit]] was processed and tested negative for Turner's DNA. The two premature charges of rape were dismissed due to lack of evidence by the judge at a preliminary hearing on October 7, 2015.<ref>http://www.salon.com/2016/06/11/timeline_of_significant_dates_in_the_life_of_brock_turner/</ref>
==Trial proceedings==
The trial began on March 14, 2016. The prosecution was conducted by Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Alaleh Kianerci. The defense attorney was Michael Armstrong of Palo Alto firm Nolan, Armstrong & Barton.<ref name=KadvanyOct9 /><ref>http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/03/28/jury-gets-stanford-campus-sex-assault-case/</ref><ref>http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2016/05/31/former-stanford-athlete-brock-turner-years-in-prison-or-months-in-jail-for-sexually-assaulting-unconscious-woman/</ref><ref>https://www.theodysseyonline.com/brock-allen-turner-case-facts-from-assault-sentencing</ref><ref>http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-former-stanford-swimmer-convicted-sexually-assault-20160330-story.html</ref><ref>http://www.salon.com/2016/06/11/timeline_of_significant_dates_in_the_life_of_brock_turner/</ref><ref>http://www.rawstory.com/2016/08/stop-smiling-brock-turner-transcripts-show-he-laughed-after-witnesses-stopped-him/</ref><ref>http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-former-stanford-swimmer-convicted-sexually-assault-20160330-story.html</ref>
The jury composition was four women and eight men, and two alternating jurors, both men.
===Opening statements===
Kianerci emphasized to jurors that it was their duty to decide whether or not consent had been given.
Armstrong opened with a statement that affirmed Turner’s plea of innocent. He pointed out that all parties involved had consumed alcohol and that only Turner was present and conscious for the entire incident.
===Prosecution phase===
Prosecution conceded that the victim was extremely drunk.
===Defense phase===
Turner maintained his plea of innocence. He claimed that the victim willingly went with him after briefly socializing at the party. Turner took the stand and testified that the victim eagerly engaged in sexual acts with him on the ground and that she ignored the pine needles in her hair and pelvic area. He testified that he was too drunk himself to realize she had passed out.
===Concluding arguments===
Kianerci invoked the jurors to disregard Turner's privileged circumstances. She indicated that the assault was a crime of opportunity and she characterized him as the "face of campus sexual assault."
Armstrong reminded the jury that the area behind the dumpster was not very secluded, as evidenced by the passersby spotting him. He reminded them that they Turner pleaded ignorance with passersby and suggested that he was afraid of them and that was why he ran.
===Verdict===
The jury deliberated for just about one day. They delivered their verdict on March 30, 2016. Turner was found guilty of three felonies: assault with intent to rape an intoxicated woman, sexually penetrating an intoxicated person with a foreign object, and sexually penetrating an unconscious person with a foreign object.
==Commentary==
The case received a wide amount of publicly in the USA and elsewhere in the world. Feminists in particular where outspoken about it. Upon arriving to his parents residence in Dayton, Turner ran a gauntlet of protesters waving poster and at least one firearm, with the poster scrawled with slogans such as "Kill the rapist".
[[Category:Living people]]
The premature charges of "rape" file by the female prosecutor, which were the "verifiable truth" of a sort for many months, closely associated Turner's name with the word. The case became widely (but incorrectly) known as the '''Stanford rape case'''. There is a great deal of amateur coverage of the case that simply uses the word "rape" to describe what happened. From a proper legal perspective, even as a convicted felon, as of 2017, Turner is not a "rapist".<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/stanford-rape-case-brock-turner-victims-statement-a7074246.html</ref><ref>http://time.com/4362949/stanford-sexual-assault-not-rape/</ref><ref>http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/06/brock-turner-sexual-assault-felony.html</ref> The case, and in particular the lengthy victim impact statement presented by the unnamed victim after the verdict, received a great deal of publicity.
The victim was so intoxicated with alcohol that she recalled nothing of the entire evening. The judge in the case, judge Aaron Persky, commented afterward to a [[journalist]] that he believed Turner's version of the events, in particular that the victim explicitly granted him consent for sexual activity.<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/news/brock-turner-ex-swimmer-judge-in-stanford-sex-assault-case-i-take-him-at-his-word/</ref> Persky received a great deal of negative publicity for the 6-month sentence he meted out. He later switched to handling civil cases for at least the rest of the year.
After being arrested, Turner soon withdrew as a student from Stanford University. The university banned him from ever setting foot on campus again. The governing body for competitive swimming in the USA, USA Swimming, banned him for life. As of 2017, Turner is on the sexual offender registries in California and in Ohio. As of early 2017, Turner resides in his hometown and is preparing his appeal.
==Indictment and charges==
On January 28, 2015, Turner was indicted on five charges:
#Rape of an intoxicated person
#Rape of an unconscious person
#Assault with intent to rape an intoxicated woman
#Sexually penetrating an intoxicated person with a foreign object
#Sexually penetrating an unconscious person with a foreign object<ref name="ABC Timeline"/>
The [[rape kit]] was processed and tested negative for Turner's DNA. The two premature charges of rape were dismissed due to lack of evidence by the judge at a preliminary hearing on October 7, 2015.<ref>http://www.salon.com/2016/06/11/timeline_of_significant_dates_in_the_life_of_brock_turner/</ref>
==Trial proceedings==
The trial began on March 14, 2016. The prosecution was conducted by Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Alaleh Kianerci. The defense attorney was Michael Armstrong of Palo Alto firm Nolan, Armstrong & Barton.<ref name=KadvanyOct9 /><ref>http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/03/28/jury-gets-stanford-campus-sex-assault-case/</ref><ref>http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2016/05/31/former-stanford-athlete-brock-turner-years-in-prison-or-months-in-jail-for-sexually-assaulting-unconscious-woman/</ref><ref>https://www.theodysseyonline.com/brock-allen-turner-case-facts-from-assault-sentencing</ref><ref>http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-former-stanford-swimmer-convicted-sexually-assault-20160330-story.html</ref><ref>http://www.salon.com/2016/06/11/timeline_of_significant_dates_in_the_life_of_brock_turner/</ref><ref>http://www.rawstory.com/2016/08/stop-smiling-brock-turner-transcripts-show-he-laughed-after-witnesses-stopped-him/</ref><ref>http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-former-stanford-swimmer-convicted-sexually-assault-20160330-story.html</ref>
The jury composition was four women and eight men, and two alternating jurors, both men.
===Opening statements===
Kianerci emphasized to jurors that it was their duty to decide whether or not consent had been given.
Armstrong opened with a statement that affirmed Turner’s plea of innocent. He pointed out that all parties involved had consumed alcohol and that only Turner was present and conscious for the entire incident.
===Prosecution phase===
Prosecution conceded that the victim was extremely drunk.
===Defense phase===
Turner maintained his plea of innocence. He claimed that the victim willingly went with him after briefly socializing at the party. Turner took the stand and testified that the victim eagerly engaged in sexual acts with him on the ground and that she ignored the pine needles in her hair and pelvic area. He testified that he was too drunk himself to realize she had passed out.
===Concluding arguments===
Kianerci invoked the jurors to disregard Turner's privileged circumstances. She indicated that the assault was a crime of opportunity and she characterized him as the "face of campus sexual assault."
Armstrong reminded the jury that the area behind the dumpster was not very secluded, as evidenced by the passersby spotting him. He reminded them that they Turner pleaded ignorance with passersby and suggested that he was afraid of them and that was why he ran.
===Verdict===
The jury deliberated for just about one day. They delivered their verdict on March 30, 2016. Turner was found guilty of three felonies: assault with intent to rape an intoxicated woman, sexually penetrating an intoxicated person with a foreign object, and sexually penetrating an unconscious person with a foreign object.
==Commentary==
The case received a wide amount of publicly in the USA and elsewhere in the world. Feminists in particular where outspoken about it. Upon arriving to his parents residence in Dayton, Turner ran a gauntlet of protesters waving poster and at least one firearm, with the poster scrawled with slogans such as "Kill the rapist".
[[Category:Living people]]