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Brock Turner's statement blames sexual assault on Stanford ‘party culture’ [View all]
Source: The Guardian
Brock Turner's statement blames sexual assault on Stanford ‘party culture’
Exclusive: Extract from Stanford swimmer’s letter to judge shows
he placed blame on ‘alcohol’ and ‘party culture’; victim says he
‘failed to exhibit sincere remorse or responsibility’
Sam Levin and Julia Carrie Wong in San Francisco
Wednesday 8 June 2016 01.17 BST
The woman who was assaulted by former Stanford student Brock Turner has received international attention for her powerful statement describing the trauma she and her family have suffered. One particularly compelling part of the victim’s testimony is her anguish over Turner’s refusal to express remorse and take responsibility for sexually assaulting her while she was unconscious – an attack that led a jury to convict him of three felonies.
The Guardian has since obtained a copy of Turner’s full statement to judge Aaron Persky, who gave him a lenient sentence of six months in county jail, sparking widespread outrage and a recall campaign.
The letter from the former swimmer offers a close look at the many ways Turner has refused to even acknowledge that he assaulted the woman, despite the guilty verdicts, and has instead continued to place blame on a “party culture” of “drinking”.
Although the victim and the prosecutor raised concerns about Turner’s hollow apology and his continued unwillingness to admit that he committed an assault – despite overwhelming evidence that the woman was unconscious – the judge said this should not count against him at sentencing.
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Exclusive: Extract from Stanford swimmer’s letter to judge shows
he placed blame on ‘alcohol’ and ‘party culture’; victim says he
‘failed to exhibit sincere remorse or responsibility’
Sam Levin and Julia Carrie Wong in San Francisco
Wednesday 8 June 2016 01.17 BST
The woman who was assaulted by former Stanford student Brock Turner has received international attention for her powerful statement describing the trauma she and her family have suffered. One particularly compelling part of the victim’s testimony is her anguish over Turner’s refusal to express remorse and take responsibility for sexually assaulting her while she was unconscious – an attack that led a jury to convict him of three felonies.
The Guardian has since obtained a copy of Turner’s full statement to judge Aaron Persky, who gave him a lenient sentence of six months in county jail, sparking widespread outrage and a recall campaign.
The letter from the former swimmer offers a close look at the many ways Turner has refused to even acknowledge that he assaulted the woman, despite the guilty verdicts, and has instead continued to place blame on a “party culture” of “drinking”.
Although the victim and the prosecutor raised concerns about Turner’s hollow apology and his continued unwillingness to admit that he committed an assault – despite overwhelming evidence that the woman was unconscious – the judge said this should not count against him at sentencing.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/07/brock-turner-statement-stanford-rape-case-campus-culture
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