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Eugene

(61,592 posts)
Mon Jun 27, 2016, 10:56 AM Jun 2016

Stanford trial judge overseeing much harsher sentence for similar assault case

Source: The Guardian

Stanford trial judge overseeing much harsher sentence for similar assault case

Raul Ramirez to be sentenced to three years in prison for case with
similarities to Stanford sexual assault case for which Brock Turner
will serve only six months


Sam Levin in San Francisco
Monday 27 June 2016 12.22 BST

The embattled judge in the Stanford sexual assault trial is presiding over a similar case in which a Latino man is facing a much harsher sentence than Brock Turner, raising questions about how the former student may have benefited from his privileged background.

Raul Ramirez, a 32-year-old immigrant from El Salvador who admitted to sexually assaulting his female roommate in a case that has similarities with the Stanford case, will be sentenced to three years in state prison under a deal overseen by judge Aaron Persky, according to records obtained by the Guardian.

The three-year-prison sentence, part of a plea agreement signed in March, provides a sharp contrast to the outcome for Turner, a white 20-year-old former Stanford swimmer who Persky sentenced to probation and six months in county jail after he was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman.

The parallel cases, which include similar felony charges of sexual assault, could lend weight to what critics of Persky allege are biases in his courtroom. Others, however, argue that Persky’s actions were reasonable and that the divergence in punishments stems from broader disparities in the criminal justice system.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/27/stanford-sexual-assault-trial-judge-persky
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Stanford trial judge overseeing much harsher sentence for similar assault case (Original Post) Eugene Jun 2016 OP
Gee ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #1
His swim times may not be as great. Starry Messenger Jun 2016 #3
Lemme guess...he ain't no Stanford athlete. Iggo Jun 2016 #2
still a boys club. 3 years is not enough either. pansypoo53219 Jun 2016 #4
Yup 15-20 works better. nt Lucky Luciano Jun 2016 #5

Iggo

(47,486 posts)
2. Lemme guess...he ain't no Stanford athlete.
Mon Jun 27, 2016, 12:05 PM
Jun 2016

Fuck all rapists. Mr Ramirez got what he deserved.

But damn, that judge's bias is showing.

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