Many Americans are criticizing a six-month jail sentence given to a former Stanford University student for raping an unconscious woman. Aaron Persky is a judge with the Superior Court of Santa Clara County in California. He sentenced 20-year-old Brock Turner to six months in a county jail and three years of probation under the court’s supervision. Turner will also have to complete a sex-offender management program and register as a convicted sex offender for the rest of his life. Government lawyers had asked for a six-year state prison sentence. The woman Turner raped read an emotional statement in court before the sentencing. She described the painful details of being examined by medical workers after the attack. The woman also described how the sexual assault hurt her emotionally. “My independence, natural joy, gentleness, and steady lifestyle I had been enjoying became distorted beyond recognition,” she said.
Title: Stanford Swimmer's 6-Month Sentence Draws Criticism
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data-end-time='35229'>He sentenced 20-year-old Brock Turner to six months in a county jail and three years of probation under the court’s supervision.</span> <span data-start-time='35229' data-end-time='46521'>Turner will also have to complete a sex-offender management program and register as a convicted sex offender for the rest of his life.</span> <span data-start-time='46521' data-end-time='52938'>Government lawyers had asked for a six-year state prison sentence.</span> <span data-start-time='52938' data-end-time='60417'>The woman Turner raped read an emotional statement in court before the sentencing.</span> <span data-start-time='60417' data-end-time='68250'>She described the painful details of being examined by medical workers after the attack.</span> <span data-start-time='68250' data-end-time='75354'>The woman also described how the sexual assault hurt her emotionally.</span> <span data-start-time='75354' data-end-time='88833'>“My independence, natural joy, gentleness, and 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