Students support victim at Stanford graduation

Judge Aaron Persky, who sentenced Turner to six months when prosecutors had asked for six years, has also been the target of criticism. The students carried their signs during Stanford’s “wacky walk”, a tradition at the university where students wear costumes and carry celebratory signs to the graduation ceremony.

One person held a sign that declared “Stanford protects rapists”.

Brock Turner, the man convicted of raping an unconscious woman on the Stanford University campus, reportedly had a history of alarming behavior toward women. “What about this, and what about that?'” Brianne Huntsman, a senior who is involved in organizing the protest, told the campus paper.

Like the victim in the Turner case, the victim in the domestic violence case also read aloud a heartfelt statement, in addition to showing photos of her bloody face. Turner was convicted in March on three felony counts.

Mrs. Turner emphasized her son’s lack of a criminal record prior to the crime in her letter.

“He was not truthful with the probation department or this Court about his experience with drinking and partying, much like he was not truthful about taking advantage of (redacted). much like he was not truthful with the aftermath of being caught by Good Samaritans”.

Backlash against those comments and others have made some people here nervous to speak publicly about Turner, his family or the town’s reputation.

Letters of support for Turner have surfaced over the past week, written by close relatives and friends to Persky.

Mark Otto, 19, was a grade behind Turner at Oakwood High School.

But troubles with alcohol and drugs were just beneath the surface, Otto said.

According to text messages and videos obtained by San Jose Mercury News, the Ohio native was well versed in hard drugs and alcohol during his high school days near Dayton, Ohio.

Brock Turner’s parent’s home in Sugarcreek Twp., Ohio, was the site of a protest earlier today, WHIO-TV reported. “This house now reminds me of the horror of that moment”, wrote Carleen Turner.

Aside from being expelled from Stanford University, Turner has also been banned by USA Swimming “for life”. She said she was shocked by news of the crime. “It makes you wonder about the people around you that you trust, what they’re capable of”.

Ultraviolet, a women’s advocacy organization, filed a complaint in which denounces how rapists have been protected while should be the victims.

UltraViolet, a women’s rights group, commissioned a plane to fly over the stadium right before Stanford’s graduation ceremonies with a banner that read, “Protect Survivors”.

“Stanford students are justifiably outraged over a so-called justice system that protects privileged white rapists over the survivors of their crimes and almost 900,000 UltraViolet members from California to Florida agree”, said Nita Chaudhary, co-founder of UltraViolet.

Sexual assault survivor Chris Huqueriza speaks at a rally before over one million signatures were delivered to the California Commission on Judicial Performance calling for the removal of Judge Aaron Persky from the bench Frida.