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Sex assault sentence sparks outrage

In this AP file photo from last Thursday, Brock Turner, right, makes his way into the Santa Clara Superior Courthouse in Palo Alto, Calif. A letter written by Turner's father was made public over the weekend by a Stanford law professor who wants the judge in the case removed from office because Brock Turner's sentencing. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group via AP, File)
By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com(509) 319-0354
In this AP file photo from last Thursday, Brock Turner, right, makes his way into the Santa Clara Superior Courthouse in Palo Alto, Calif. A letter written by Turner's father was made public over the weekend by a Stanford law professor who wants the judge in the case removed from office because Brock Turner's sentencing. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group via AP, File)
In this AP file photo from last Thursday, Brock Turner, right, makes his way into the Santa Clara Superior Courthouse in Palo Alto, Calif. A letter written by Turner's father was made public over the weekend by a Stanford law professor who wants the judge in the case removed from office because Brock Turner's sentencing. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group via AP, File)

The father of Brock Turner, who was sentenced last week of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman at Stanford University, reportedly says his son is being punished for “20 minutes of action.” But others, including the Santa Clara District Attorney Jeff Rosen, say Turner, who was a top swimmer at Stanford, got off easy when he was sentenced to six months in county jail and three years’ probation. Turner was convicted in March on three felony counts. Prosecutors had sought a sentence of six years in prison. The case has sparked a campaign for the recall of Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky/ Richard Gonzalez , NPR. More here.

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