The infuriating case of Brock Turner — a 19-year-old sentenced to just six months in jail despite sexually assaulting an unconscious woman outside a Stanford University frat party — sparked national outcry. A Change.org petition to remove the presiding judge, Aaron Persky, exceeded 1,200,000 signatures in a matter of days, in addition to calls for new legislation to change the way California defines rape and sexual assault.
But history has once again repeated itself in the most devastating way.
On Wednesday, August 10, a Boulder County jury convicted Austin James Wilkerson, a 22-year-old University of Colorado at Boulder student, of raping an unconscious woman he'd been pretending to care for while she was inebriated.
Despite this, presiding judge Patrick Butler sentenced Wilkerson to 20 years to life on probation. He will need to abide by any rules set by his probation officer, but will still technically be "free" — the judge sentenced him to a two-year work-release program that allows him to work or go to school during the day.
Colorado's own justice department website states that offenders of "petty" crimes usually qualify for this type of sentencing.

Austin James Wilkerson's mugshot.
photo: Boulder County JailRecommended

Trader Joe's Has A Beauty Advent Calendar For Anyone Who Loves Food-Based Beauty

Plus-Size Women Speak Out About 'Shrill' Season 2

10 Groovy Tie-Dye Nail Looks That Everyone Needs To Try

11 For-Real Moisturizers For Cold-Weather Skin
