Full Coverage: Stanford sexual assault case

In the hallway of a San Jose courthouse, a group of attorneys gathered recently to chat after a civil lawsuit hearing.

The Internet exploded several weeks ago when Brock Turner, the Stanford rape case assailant, received only a six-month jail sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman; the typical sentence for a first-time offender is two years in prison.

As 15-year-old Audrie Pott lay unconscious at a party in September 2012, three boys sexually abused her, wrote comments on her body and texted photos of their act to other students at Saratoga High School in Santa Clara County.

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The dismissal of a high-profile rape case in Germany has prompted a “No Means No” campaign with overtones of the outrage that greeted the recent U.S. sexual assault case involving a Stanford University swimmer.

Although more than 1.2 million people have signed an online petition to oust a Santa Clara County Superior Court judge, an election official says no effort has been made to launch an official recall.

To the editor: Brock Turner and his parents are yet another “affluenza” family.

The judge who sentenced former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner to six months in jail in a sexual assault case is facing a recall effort as well as demands that he be disciplined.

Santa Clara County prosecutors have blocked the judge who sentenced former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner to six months in jail in a sexual assault case from hearing an upcoming sex crimes case.

A juror who helped convict a former Stanford University student-athlete of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman thinks the “ridiculously lenient” six-month jail sentence imposed by the presiding judge has made a mockery of the jury’s verdict, a newspaper reported Monday.

The mother of former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner begged the judge not to sentence him to jail for sexual assault, saying he’d never survive, according to court documents released last week.

A handful of graduating Stanford seniors waved signs at Sunday’s commencement ceremony showing support for victims of sexual assault and urging the university to do more to protect potential victims.

There are two ways to defend a client charged with rape: litigate and mitigate.

The judge who sentenced Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner to six months in jail for sexual assault is continuing to face criticism for his decision.

What began as a grassroots protest over a six-month jail sentence for a Stanford University student for rape has quickly mushroomed into a political campaign with a single mission: Fire the judge who handed down the sentence.

Last week, the ex-Stanford University swimmer Brock Allen Turner was given a six-month jail sentence and probation for committing three violent felonies, including assault with intent to rape an intoxicated woman.

Some jurors are refusing to serve in the courtroom of Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky, citing his decision to sentence Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner to only six months in jail in a sexual assault case.

Outrage over six-month sentence handed to former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner last week following a sexual assault conviction has sparked an effort to recall Santa Clara County Superior Court judge Aaron Persky, but any effort to unseat the judge will be extremely difficult, according to experts.

The flurry of outrage surrounding the Stanford rape case produced one of this week’s most engaging reads: Rebecca Makkai’s article in the New Yorker about her own experience penning a statement to the court as a survivor of sexual assault.

If convicted criminals were sentenced by public poll, or a weighted average of outrage expressed on social media and radio talk shows, Stanford student and star swimmer Brock Allen Turner would be looking at more than just six months in jail and three years on probation for his 2015 sexual assault of an unconscious woman.

Prosecutors have released the compelling statement read aloud in court by the rape victim of a former Stanford University swimmer whose six-month jail sentence has been decried as a paltry punishment.

Two women who penned letters defending former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner in court have rescinded their support, saying they didn’t realize the severity of his actions.

Hundreds of thousands of people have signed petitions calling for the removal of Santa Clara Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky because of his disturbingly light six-month sentence of Stanford student Brock Turner for the 2015 sexual assault of an unconscious woman.

The case was no he said/she said scenario of ambiguity and confusion.

Brock Turner, a former Stanford University swimmer, could be released as early as September after serving only three months of his six-month jail sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman behind a dumpster near campus.

The woman in the sexual assault case involving Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner “was not given dignity in the process,” California Atty.

The six-month sentence given to a former Stanford University swimmer after he was convicted of sexual assault is unusually low for such a case, legal experts said, but will probably stand despite widespread criticism.

By now, there’s no way you’ve missed the story of Brock Turner, a 20-year-old Stanford swimmer and former Olympic hopeful who in January 2015 was discovered (and chased down) by fellow students as he assaulted an unconscious, partially clothed woman behind a dumpster after a fraternity party.

A former Stanford University swimmer who was sentenced to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman behind a dumpster on campus has blamed a “party culture and risk-taking behavior” for his actions.

To the editor: The father’s comments about “a steep price for 20 minutes of action” certainly did not make the judge’s sentencing decision for convicted sex offender Brock Turner, the Stanford student who assaulted an unconscious woman, any easier.

A former Stanford University swimmer was convicted Wednesday of sexually assaulting a woman he met at a fraternity party.

A former Stanford University swimmer pleaded not guilty Monday to several felony charges of rape and sexual assault.

A former Stanford University swimmer will face several felony charges after prosecutors say he raped a woman as she lay unconscious on campus grounds.