Brock Turner: Former Stanford swimmer appeals sexual assault conviction

A former Stanford University swimmer who was found guilty of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman outside a campus fraternity party, is to appeal his conviction. Brock Turner's case made headlines around the world, when the former Olympic hopeful was sentenced to just six months in prison despite a powerful written statement delivered by his victim in which which she outlined the impact the attack had on her. Judge Aaron Persky said a longer sentence would have a “damaging” effect on his life, even though he was found guilty of three separate counts of sexual assault for the 2015 attack.

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