Brock Turner Sex Case: Guidance Counselor, Drummer Regret Writing Letters to Judge

Leslie Rasmussen and Kelly Owens, who wrote character witness letters for Brock Turner, who sexually assaulted an unconscious woman, said they regret their statements to the judge.

Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office

Two people who gave the judge character witness letters about the Stanford University swimmer who sexually assaulted an unconscious woman said they regret their statements on June 7.

The women who supported Brock Turner were Kelly Owens, his guidance counselor when he went to Oakwood High School, near Dayton, Ohio, and Leslie Rasmussen a drummer in the indie rock band Good English, who was Turner’s classmate.

After backlash and venue cancellations, Rasmussen said she now regrets supporting Turner.

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