two passerbys stop rape. chase down & hold star Stanford swimmer until cops arrive

[Liberal_in_LA]

Stanford swimmer arrested, charged with felony sex assault

SAN JOSE -- A former Stanford University swimmer has been charged with raping an intoxicated, unconscious woman in an on-campus attack that prosecutors say was witnessed by two cyclists who nabbed him in the middle of the night as he tried to run away.

Brock Allen Turner, 19, who voluntarily withdrew from the school Tuesday, faces five felony counts that could put him behind bars for 10 years. He was booked into Santa Clara County Jail on Jan. 18, shortly after the attack, on suspicion of attempted rape and penetration with a foreign object, both felonies. He has been released on $150,000 bail.



Turner is charged with one count of rape of an intoxicated person, one count of rape of an unconscious person, one count of sexual penetration by a foreign object of an intoxicated woman, one count of sexual penetration by a foreign object of an unconscious woman and one count of assault with intent to commit rape, prosecutor Alaleh Kianerci said Tuesday.

The attack happened after midnight on a Sunday morning outside a party where Turner met the woman, Kianerci said. Two men riding bikes on campus saw an unconscious woman on the ground with a man on top of her. The man ran away, but they chased him down and held him until police arrived, the prosecutor said.

Kianerci praised the men as good Samaritans, who leapt into action because what they saw "shocked their conscience."
http://www.mercurynews.com/education/ci_27404357/stanford-swimmer-arrested-suspicion-attempted-rape

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

1. affluenza

[KauaiK]

4. Right on point....

[ND-Dem]

2. let me be the first: he looks crazy

[Javaman]

18. forced smile.

I have a feeling a sneer would be more his style.

[malaise]

20. Those Runaway bride crazy eyes

Throw away the keys

[philosslayer]

22. Good grief

No he doesn't. He looks like howdy doody, but he doesn't look crazy. He looks like a million other boys in a million other yearbook photos.

It always amazes me when people take a picture of someone accused of something heinous and announce "well look how crazy he looks? I can see it in his eyes!". When in fact they have no clue as to someone's mental state based on a single photograph.

[HereSince1628]

25. but it's important to identify the rapist as OTHER, and what serves as OTHER better

than the notion of someone with a mental illness?

Why in all 50 of these United States is unemployment among the mentally ill no better than 50%???

Because very overt prejudice and discrimination is a very very common social barrier.

[niyad]

3. thank goodness those men had the courage, and DECENCY, to act.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. You've said it better than I could, my dear niyad! n/t

[BlancheSplanchnik]

16. this. THIS, THIS, THIS!

Sorry, I'm yelling.....it's just become so rare that anyone will help a woman, anymore.

[salin]

26. Agreed!

[flvegan]

6. "Two men...chased him down and held him..." Nice job!

[geek tragedy]

7. How does he only face 10 years max for rape?

Those cyclists who nabbed him are real men.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

8. Have you ever known anybody that was sexually assaulted?

I believe that the punishment for sexual assault varies depending on where it takes place, but anybody convicted of it should receive a long sentence.

[geek tragedy]

10. sadly I know many who have had to survive rape/sexual assault

ain't no hell hot enough for those who commit this crime

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

12. Same here, and I agree with you 100%

[geek tragedy]

11. If you're smart you'll delete your post pronto. nt

[benz380]

19. Was that Bill Cosby posting? n/t

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

13. I would listen to GT right away.

This is not the place or topic for comedy.

[geek tragedy]

15. He chose . . . unwisely. nt

[Laffy Kat]

14. Is this a joke to you?

[Schmice2]

17. It will be plea bargained down to a lesser count.

The word rape will not appear on the agreed upon plea. He will get probation.

[CoffeeCat]

21. I seriously doubt that...

There were two witnesses who saw him raping this woman. There are multiple accounts against him. The man attempted to flee, as well.

This man has absolutely no grounds on which to stand. He's not even attempting to say it was consensual--the usual lie that is used in situations like this. His running away, combined with witness corroboration, leaves him with very little room for negotiation or bargaining. Pleading to lesser charges usually happens when the prosecution's case isn't as airtight. This is a really strong case.

I would say that this man is screwed seven ways to Sunday. As it should be.

The man deserves many more years than ten--but it's a damn good start.

[Liberal_in_LA]

23. depends on how rich his parents are

[bvar22]

27. If he cops a plea,

NONE of that stuff ever gets heard in a courtroom.

[MineralMan]

24. Good for those passers-by.

More people need to step up like that. I hope this kid, if convicted, gets a good long sentence.

[mythology]

28. Good for the two guys

Hopefully the victim gets the appropriate help.

But what about the people at the party? They obviously weren't looking out for her. Hopefully it can be determined if she was drugged or if she consumed enough alcohol that she passed out. If she was drugged by somebody at the party, or if they served her enough alcohol that she passed out, hopefully that person/people can be found and put on trial as well.

[nruthie]

29. Sorry to say this, but

he looks like a young Mormon missionary. Not crazy, just earnest and clean-cut and living on another planet.

[TexasTowelie]

30. Follow-up article:

Alleged Stanford Rapist Says He ‘Wasn’t Trying To Rape,’ Media Focuses On How Much His Victim Drank
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026162836

[gratuitous]

31. They caught him and held him?

Strange, from all the news stories lately, I'd have thought the cyclists would have at least had to choke him down, or shoot Mr. Turner several times because they were really scared.