Stanford Judge Aaron Persky, Family Are Receiving Threats Over Sexual Assault Sentencing

The California judge that sentenced Brock Turner for sexually assaulting a woman at Stanford has received threats.

Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky on June 27, 2011. Jason Doiy/The Recorder via AP

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Meanwhile, a recall effort against the judge is underway, and a petition was launched for Persky’s removal from the bench.

“Judge Persky failed to see that the fact that Brock Turner is a white male star athlete at a prestigious university does not entitle him to leniency,” said the petition.

“He also failed to send the message that sexual assault is against the law regardless of social class, race, gender or other factors.”

The petition, started by Stanford University law professor Michele Dauber, a friend of the victim, had nearly 630,00 supporters by June 8.

The judge earned two undergraduate degrees from Stanford in 1984 and 1985 and used to play lacrosse at the school a few miles down the road from his courtroom.

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