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This is interesting.

Defendants can solicit letters of support from family, friends and others for judges to consider before sentencing. In Turner's case, one of them came from Kelly Owens, a guidance counselor at Oakwood High School in Dayton, Ohio, which Turner attended.

She told the court that her former student was "absolutely undeserving of the outcome" of a jury trial that resulted in his conviction on three felony counts of sexual assault.

"I plead with you to consider the good things -- the positive contributions -- he can make to his community if given a chance to reclaim his life," Owens wrote.

Her school district said in a prepared statement Wednesday that she regrets writing a letter to the judge and acknowledged it was a mistake.

"Of course he should be held accountable," Oakwood City School District Superintendent Kyle Ramey quoted Owens as saying. "I am truly sorry for the additional pain my letter has caused."

I suppose Owens is lucky that she hasn't been let go from her job.  Rasmussen's letter was mentioned as well.  It's interesting how these letters sound tone deaf--I wonder if all the facts of the case were available when these supporters wrote their letters.  I wonder if they knew Turner liked to rage, or drop acid, or smoke/absorb THC concentrate. But Persky also took into account a recommendation from the county probation department in addition to the 36+ letters of support.  Being that Turner was convicted in Santa Clara county, he'll have to stay there (and pay Bay Area rent) instead of living at home under probation (right?).  And a job right out of prison with this kind of public awareness is going to be hard to come by.

Did anyone see details of his three-year probation sentence?  Will he be allowed to travel, and what are the consequences should he fail his check-in with a probation officer?

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/...ock-turner

[fullmetal]

This is interesting.

Defendants can solicit letters of support from family, friends and others for judges to consider before sentencing. In Turner's case, one of them came from Kelly Owens, a guidance counselor at Oakwood High School in Dayton, Ohio, which Turner attended.

She told the court that her former student was "absolutely undeserving of the outcome" of a jury trial that resulted in his conviction on three felony counts of sexual assault.

"I plead with you to consider the good things -- the positive contributions -- he can make to his community if given a chance to reclaim his life," Owens wrote.

Her school district said in a prepared statement Wednesday that she regrets writing a letter to the judge and acknowledged it was a mistake.

"Of course he should be held accountable," Oakwood City School District Superintendent Kyle Ramey quoted Owens as saying. "I am truly sorry for the additional pain my letter has caused."

I suppose Owens is lucky that she hasn't been let go from her job.  Rasmussen's letter was mentioned as well.  It's interesting how these letters sound tone deaf--I wonder if all the facts of the case were available when these supporters wrote their letters.  I wonder if they knew Turner liked to rage, or drop acid, or smoke/absorb THC concentrate. But Persky also took into account a recommendation from the county probation department in addition to the 36+ letters of support.  Being that Turner was convicted in Santa Clara county, he'll have to stay there (and pay Bay Area rent) instead of living at home under probation (right?).  And a job right out of prison with this kind of public awareness is going to be hard to come by.

Did anyone see details of his three-year probation sentence?  Will he be allowed to travel, and what are the consequences should he fail his check-in with a probation officer?

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/...ock-turner