Armed Protesters Wait Outside Brock Turner’s Home After His Early Release

Brock Turner leaves the Santa Clara County Main Jail in San Jose, Calif., on Sept. 2, 2016. Turner, whose six-month sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman at Stanford University sparked national outcry, was released from jail after serving half his term. Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group via AP

Following Brock Turner’s release from California’s Santa Clara County Jail on Sept. 2, armed protesters gathered in front of his family’s home in Ohio, where Turner is expected to complete the remainder of his sentence.

“If he is uncomfortable, then he begins to receive at least some punishment that he deserves for his crime,” one protester told local news station WCPO.

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