Brock Turner Sex Case: Texas Congressman Calls for Overturn of ‘Pathetic Sentence’ and Removal of Judge

A Texas congressman called for the removal of the judge in the Stanford sexual assault case, and demanded Brock Turner’s “pathetic sentence” to be overturned on June 9.

U.S. House of Representatives Victims' Rights Caucus Chairman Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) talks outside the U.S. Capitol May 20, 2014 in Washington, DC. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

A Texas congressman called for the removal of the judge in the Stanford sexual assault case, and demanded Brock Turner’s “pathetic sentence” to be overturned, on June 9.

During his remarks on the floor, Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX), criticized the judge’s comment that a prison sentence for Turner “would have a severe impact on him.”

“Well isn’t that the point?” argued Poe.

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