Stanford Sexual Assailant Is Expected To Serve Half Of His Six-Month Jail Sentence
If he remains on good behavior, Brock Turner will be released after three months.
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Turner, 20, was convicted last week of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman behind a dumpster on the Stanford campus after a fraternity party in 2015.
Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky sentenced him to six months in jail and probation, saying that a longer sentence would "severely impact" Turner's life.
A letter read aloud by the victim to Turner in court rebutting that way of thinking has been viewed by millions of people across the world — including Vice President Joe Biden — since BuzzFeed News published it on Friday.
Turner was convicted of three counts of sexual assault: Assault with intent to commit rape of an intoxicated woman, sexually penetrating an intoxicated person with a foreign object, and sexually penetrating an unconscious person with a foreign object."
Under California law, sexual assault is technically different from rape, which is defined as using "physical force, intimidation, duress, or threats to persuade the victim to engage in sexual intercourse."
A rape conviction usually carries a harsher sentence than sexual assault, which has a recommended minimum under the California Penal Code of two to three years. Turner's probation officer recommended a lighter sentence due to his youth and lack of criminal record.
But according to corrections officials, it is typical for inmates in Santa Clara County Jail without a previous record and a clean disciplinary record to serve half their sentence.
The Santa Clara Department of Corrections' database shows that Turner's expected release date is Sept. 2, three months before the end of his official sentence.