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Protesters to decry Stanford rape sentence
Students and rights groups plan to demonstrate at Stanford University’s graduation event on Sunday to express outrage over the 6-month jail sentence handed to a former student convicted of sexual assault on the California campus, organisers said on Saturday.
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UltraViolet, a women’s rights group, said it commissioned a plane to fly over Stanford’s Palo Alto campus just ahead of graduation ceremonies with a banner reading, “Protect Survivors. Not Rapists. #PerskyMustGo.”
The tag refers to Santa Clara Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky, who handed down what many consider to be an extraordinarily light sentence against former Stanford student-athlete Brock Turner, 20, for his conviction in a 2015 sexual assault.
In addition, Stanford students said on social media that they planned to carry protest signs as they walk toward the prestigious university’s commencement. Protest organisers from UltraViolet have said online they want to see members of the Stanford community speak out against the sentence. The aim is to strike a blow against a culture on college campuses that they say discourages victims of sexual assault from coming forward.
Turner’s sentencing on June 2 gained international attention after a detailed letter that the victim had read aloud in court was posted online.
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