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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Stanford sex offender Brock Turner banned for life by USA Swimming
2016-06-11
[WASHINGTONPOST] Brock Turner, the former Stanford University swimmer sentenced to just six months and probation for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman behind a campus frat house, has been banned for life by USA Swimming.

Swimming’s governing body confirmed to USA Today on Monday that Turner will not be eligible to compete in any sanctioned events, including Olympic Trials. The ban extends to any and all future events or trials. Turner, found guilty of three charges, assault with the intent to commit rape, sexual penetration of an intoxicated person and sexual penetration of an unconscious person, would have to be a member of the organization to compete in sanctioned events.

A front man for USA Swimming, Scott Leightman, told the publication in an email, "Brock Turner’s membership with USA Swimming expired at the end of the calendar year 2014. He was not a member at the time of his crime or since then. USA Swimming doesn’t have any jurisdiction over non-members."

Leightman went on to discuss Turner’s eligibility as it would relate to USA Swimming’s code of conduct, noting that were he to apply, his application would be rejected.
So many of these cases recently have turned out to be other than as publicized by the social justice warriors, and some of the young men have successfully sued the schools and organizations that ruined their lives without proper examination of the facts. Given the judge's sentencing statement and the fact that Mr. Brock was released for good behaviour after serving only half of his six month sentence, I have to suspect this case will turn out to be in that category. If so, I hope his lawyers teach the key witchhunters a salutary lesson.
Posted by:Fred

#2  The Other McCain adds some facts not much discussed in the outpourings of indignation I've seen, FrankG.

I find it interesting that he claimed he had asked and she had given consent for what he was doing in light of the fact that she had called and spoken to her boyfriend evening, though she had no memory of it. This suggests she might indeed have given permission, which would make the only issue that she had passed out during the proceedings.

I don't imagine he was as innocent as I was when Mr. Wife rescued me from the orientation advisor who was hitting on me at my freshman orientation -- I was very sheltered, which most kids choose not to be. But if he saw a cougar and she saw a pretty boy...

I suffer from reasonable doubt. And the kind of Minute Of Hate lynch mobs that have appeared in this case make me suspect extenuating facts are not being discussed.
Posted by: trailing wife   2016-06-11 17:33  

#1  True, TW, but in this case it appears he was guilty
Posted by: Frank G   2016-06-11 10:54  

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