Frat House Fireballs to National Firestorm in Stanford University Sexual Assault Case, Part II
Author: Roslyn K. Myers, J.D., M.A..
Source: Volume 18, Number 02, February/March 2017 , pp.19-22(4)
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Abstract:
The first installment of this two-part series outlined the case against Brock Turner, a Stanford University athlete who was given a lenient sentence for assaulting an incapacitated woman on campus. Public protests against the judge followed. (Roslyn K. Myers, J.D., M.A., Frat House Fireballs to National Firestorm in Stanford University Sexual Assault Case, Part I, 18(1) SLR 3 (Dec./Jan. 2017).) The second installment, below, continues the discussion, outlining the legal proceedings, the recusal of the presiding judge, and the challenges of punishing campus sexual assault offenders.Keywords: Brock Turner; Judge Aaron Persky; College Alcohol Intervention Matrix; Stanford University sexual assaults
Affiliations:
1: Fordham Law School.