Brock Turner's sexual assault appeal: He intended 'outercourse,' not intercourse
Source: Washington Post
An attorney for Brock Turner, the former Stanford University swimmer convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman in 2016, launched a bid to overturn his clients convictions before a panel of skeptical appellate judges Tuesday, arguing that Turner never intended to have sexual intercourse with the woman. He just wanted outercourse, attorney Eric S. Multhaup told the court in a brief and in oral arguments.
The distinction is central to Multhaups argument that Turner should not have been convicted of assault with intent to commit rape because, he claims, Turners clothes were on when two bicyclists saw him thrusting on top of the half-naked, unconscious woman. He argued that Turner was engaged only in outercourse, a version of safe sex with no penile contact, Multhaup explained, the Palo Alto Weekly reported.
The long-shot legal argument had three California 6th District Court of Appeal justices scratching their heads, according to multiple accounts of the hearing.
I absolutely dont understand what you are talking about, Justice Franklin D. Elia told Multhaup, the San Jose Mercury News reported.
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cstanleytech
(26,232 posts)forgotmylogin
(7,520 posts)By definition that would make the doctor molesting the wrestlers innocent as well. Hey, safe sex is not rape!
lark
(23,061 posts)Hell no would also do.
ADX
(1,622 posts)...this is the quagmire of bullshit we've now been reduced to thanks to the orange buffoon.
christx30
(6,241 posts)It just all depends on what your definition of is is. Know what I mean?
ADX
(1,622 posts)...and I eye-rolled on the "is" comment as well as the "didn't inhale" one but Chump has taken shit to a whole 'nother level of absurdity.
hlthe2b
(102,119 posts)NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)it's still sexual and it's still an assault.
(moron comment addressed to Brock Turner, not the OP)
louis-t
(23,267 posts)I can just see the looks on their faces. One eyebrow raised.. ..
Pacifist Patriot
(24,652 posts)Unreal!
Aristus
(66,286 posts)I'm a very good swimmer. I hope you'll keep that in mind during your deliberations."
TexasBushwhacker
(20,142 posts)Now there won't be a school in the US that will take him and even if he went to school in another country, he will never be able to practice in the US.
Too bad Brock. Go work on Wall Street. You'll fit right in.
Initech
(100,038 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,655 posts)Gotta give 'em credit for imagination
(the lawyers)
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,544 posts)packman
(16,296 posts)iluvtennis
(19,833 posts)mwooldri
(10,299 posts)It's still "sex".
TexasBushwhacker
(20,142 posts)He wasn't convicted of rape. He was convicted of assault with intent to rape. Assuming she didn't take her own clothes off while unconscious, it seems to me he was convicted of the appropriate crime. While not technically "rape" at the time in California, he digitally penetrated her while she was extremely intoxicated, thus unable to give consent. That's still sexual assault and would still put him on the sex offender registry.
But you know what? Give him a new trial. This time he will get convicted again and the judge won't just give him 6 months in jail.
B Stieg
(2,410 posts)Still an act of sexual assault!
This guy has to be kidding.
jb5150
(1,177 posts)why did he lift her dress and remove her underwear? I guess I can't blame the lawyer for trying to defend his client, but that scumbag was definitely guilty, and got off pretty damn light for what he did.
jmowreader
(50,528 posts)The idiot was convicted of sexual assault on an unconscious woman, and his defense is he only did safe sex.
Some peoples children really need some quality time washing prison dishes.
3catwoman3
(23,947 posts)This is pathetic and disgusting.
madinmaryland
(64,931 posts)"grab them by the pussy" is sexual assault.