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Brock Turner Judge Kicked Off Sex Case

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After handing the convicted rapist a light sentence.

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Judge Aaron Persky, who handed down a light sentence to convicted rapist Brock Turner, was taken off a different case involving an alleged sexual assault. Santa Clara County prosecutors, including District Attorney Jeff Rosen, explained that part of the reason he was taken off was due to a recent dismissal of a misdemeanor case at mid-trial. “We are disappointed and puzzled at Judge Persky’s unusual decision to unilaterally dismiss a case before the jury could deliberate,” Rosen said in a written statement. “After this and the recent turn of events, we lack confidence that Judge Persky can fairly participate in this upcoming hearing, in which a male nurse sexually assaulted an anesthetized female patient.'”

Read it at The Mercury News