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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsStanford trial judge overseeing much harsher sentence for similar assault case
Source: The Guardian
Stanford trial judge overseeing much harsher sentence for similar assault case
Raul Ramirez to be sentenced to three years in prison for case with
similarities to Stanford sexual assault case for which Brock Turner
will serve only six months
Sam Levin in San Francisco
Monday 27 June 2016 12.22 BST
The embattled judge in the Stanford sexual assault trial is presiding over a similar case in which a Latino man is facing a much harsher sentence than Brock Turner, raising questions about how the former student may have benefited from his privileged background.
Raul Ramirez, a 32-year-old immigrant from El Salvador who admitted to sexually assaulting his female roommate in a case that has similarities with the Stanford case, will be sentenced to three years in state prison under a deal overseen by judge Aaron Persky, according to records obtained by the Guardian.
The three-year-prison sentence, part of a plea agreement signed in March, provides a sharp contrast to the outcome for Turner, a white 20-year-old former Stanford swimmer who Persky sentenced to probation and six months in county jail after he was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman.
The parallel cases, which include similar felony charges of sexual assault, could lend weight to what critics of Persky allege are biases in his courtroom. Others, however, argue that Perskys actions were reasonable and that the divergence in punishments stems from broader disparities in the criminal justice system.
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Raul Ramirez to be sentenced to three years in prison for case with
similarities to Stanford sexual assault case for which Brock Turner
will serve only six months
Sam Levin in San Francisco
Monday 27 June 2016 12.22 BST
The embattled judge in the Stanford sexual assault trial is presiding over a similar case in which a Latino man is facing a much harsher sentence than Brock Turner, raising questions about how the former student may have benefited from his privileged background.
Raul Ramirez, a 32-year-old immigrant from El Salvador who admitted to sexually assaulting his female roommate in a case that has similarities with the Stanford case, will be sentenced to three years in state prison under a deal overseen by judge Aaron Persky, according to records obtained by the Guardian.
The three-year-prison sentence, part of a plea agreement signed in March, provides a sharp contrast to the outcome for Turner, a white 20-year-old former Stanford swimmer who Persky sentenced to probation and six months in county jail after he was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman.
The parallel cases, which include similar felony charges of sexual assault, could lend weight to what critics of Persky allege are biases in his courtroom. Others, however, argue that Perskys actions were reasonable and that the divergence in punishments stems from broader disparities in the criminal justice system.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/27/stanford-sexual-assault-trial-judge-persky
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Stanford trial judge overseeing much harsher sentence for similar assault case (Original Post)
Eugene
Jun 2016
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1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)1. Gee ...
Raul Ramirez ... Brock Turner ... What could account for the sentencing difference?
Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)3. His swim times may not be as great.
Iggo
(47,534 posts)2. Lemme guess...he ain't no Stanford athlete.
Fuck all rapists. Mr Ramirez got what he deserved.
But damn, that judge's bias is showing.
pansypoo53219
(20,952 posts)4. still a boys club. 3 years is not enough either.
Lucky Luciano
(11,248 posts)5. Yup 15-20 works better. nt