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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 admitted that he had "fingered" her. The law in On September 30, 2016, California amended the law to include digital rape within the definition of the word "rape", but such a change cannot be applied retroactively to this case. The change in the law also required time in state prison for the crime.<ref>http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-california-sex-crimes-stanford-cosby-bills-20160930-snap-htmlstory.html</ref>

'''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 law in On September 30, 2016, California amended the law to include digital rape within the definition of the word "rape", but such a change cannot be applied retroactively to this case. The change in the law also required time in state prison for the crime.<ref>http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-california-sex-crimes-stanford-cosby-bills-20160930-snap-htmlstory.html</ref>

The premature charges of "rape" filed by the 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 improperly) 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. Although sexual assault and rape are often conflated, even by FBI measurements, Turner committed sexual assault, not rape.<ref>http://www.dailywire.com/news/6683/was-stanford-rapist-actually-rapist-amanda-prestigiacomo</ref><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 fimpact statement presented by the unnamed victim after the verdict, received a great deal of publicity.

The premature charges of "rape" filed by the 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 improperly) 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. Although sexual assault and rape are often conflated, even by FBI measurements, Turner committed sexual assault, not rape.<ref>http://www.dailywire.com/news/6683/was-stanford-rapist-actually-rapist-amanda-prestigiacomo</ref><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 fimpact 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 county jail sentence he meted out. He later switched to handling civil cases for at least the rest of the year. After the sentence, Stanford Law Professor and sociologist Michele Landis Dauber launched a recall effort on Persky. When the California Commission on Judicial Performance closed its investigation into Persky on December 17, 2016, the recall effort seemed likely to be a failure.<ref>https://cjp.ca.gov/files/2016/08/Persky_Explanatory_Statement_12-19-16.pdf</ref>

 

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 county jail sentence he meted out. He later switched to handling civil cases for at least the rest of the year. After the sentence, Stanford Law Professor and sociologist Michele Landis Dauber launched a recall effort on Persky. When the California Commission on Judicial Performance closed its investigation into Persky on December 17, 2016, the recall effort seemed likely to be a failure.<ref>https://cjp.ca.gov/files/2016/08/Persky_Explanatory_Statement_12-19-16.pdf</ref>

 

As of 2017, Turner is on the sexual offender registry in Ohio. Turner resides at his parent's residence and is preparing his appeal. Turner's legal appeal would be led by well-known attorney Dennis Riordan. Riordan had been present in court at a June 2, 2016 hearing.<ref>http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2016/06/02/brock-turner-sentenced-to-six-months-in-county-jail-three-year-probation</ref>

As of 2017, Turner is on the sexual offender registry in Ohio. Turner resides at his parent's residence and is preparing his appeal. Turner's legal appeal would be led by well-known attorney Dennis Riordan. Riordan had been present in court at a June 2, 2016 hearing.<ref>http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2016/06/02/brock-turner-sentenced-to-six-months-in-county-jail-three-year-probation</ref>

#Sexually penetrating an intoxicated person with a foreign object  

#Sexually penetrating an intoxicated person with a foreign object  

#Sexually penetrating an unconscious person with a foreign object

#Sexually penetrating an unconscious person with a foreign object

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>

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 Persky 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>

 

 

==People v. Turner==

==People v. Turner==

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 the Palo Alto firm Nolan, Armstrong & Barton.<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 trial is known as ''People of the State of California v. Brock Allen Turner''. 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 the Palo Alto firm Nolan, Armstrong & Barton.<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 alternate jurors, both men.

The jury composition was four women and eight men, and two alternate jurors, both men.