Category: Crime
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New Report Details Why Ex-Stanford Swimmer Was Given 6-Month Sentence For Sexual Assault
Former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner received a 6 month jail sentence for sexually assaulting a fellow female student because the judge deemed the trial itself as enough of a punishment, according to new reports. The presiding judge of Santa Clara County, Aaron Persky, concluded what many are calling a “slap on the wrist†as sufficient because media attention and legal proceedings…
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Judge in Stanford swimmer case: ‘I take him at his word’
A recently released transcript is offering a window into the mindset of a California judge who sentenced former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner to jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. Turner faced a maximum sentence of 14 years, but Judge Aaron Persky of Santa Clara Superior Court sentenced him instead to six months. Prosecutors had asked…
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Members of Stanford Women’s Swim Team Not Surprised by Brock Turner Arrest
Members of the Stanford University women’s swim team are saying they were not surprised by Brock Turner’s arrest, according to a report. One swimmer was quoted as calling Turner “very, very odd” and claims he made crude comments to her teammates about their bodies, according to InTouch Magazine. “Brock’s arrest wasn’t surprising to anyone on the team,†one…
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FINA Responds to Russian Swimming Allegations
These are very serious allegations and we urge anyone with relevant evidence to bring it forward to FINA so that we can share with all appropriate authorities and take immediate disciplinary action if required. FINA is monitoring all developments in the world’s fight against cheating and doping in sport and is taking decisive action to…
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The Young Turks: Stanford Silenced Women Who Warned About Brock Turner
Stanford’s Women’s Swim Team, had their suspicions about Brock Turner. The former Stanford swimmer, and convicted rapist, made suggestive comments to members of the women’s team. Ana Kasparian, Grace Baldridge, and Hasan Piker, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down.
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Efimova calls for investigation into Salt Lake City doping laboratory after selection for Russian Rio 2016 team
Russian swimmer Yuliya Efimova has called for an investigation into the Salt Lake City doping laboratory after she failed a drugs test for meldonium. It comes as the 24-year-old has been named in the Russian team for August’s Olympic Games despite an anti-doping hearing by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) having not yet delivered a…
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Iraqi refugee who raped 10-year-old boy at swimming pool in Austria jailed for six years
An Iraqi refugee who raped a 10-year-old boy at a swimming pool in Austria has been jailed for a minimum of six years. The 20-year-old man, who has not been named, had admitted rape and the aggravated sexual abuse of a minor at a court in Vienna. His attack in December last year sparked a backlash against…
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The Privileged Swimmer
This Toistories by Toi the Poetic Beauty video highlights the vicious rape of an unconscious woman, by Stanford College Swimmer, Brock Turner, where the judge felt that SIX MONTHS was more than enough time in jail for the privileged athlete. I call this, “The Privileged Swimmer”.
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Ceres swim coach accused of ‘inappropriate communications’ with a minor
A well-known youth sports coach in Ceres was arrested after investigators said he was sending inappropriate messages to a child.