Lawyer for Former Stanford University Swimmer Convicted of Attempted Rape Makes ‘Outercourse’ Argument

Brock Turner in a Sept. 2016 file photo, registering as a sex offender in Ohio, where he now lives after moving from California. Greene County Sheriff's Office

An attorney for former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner claimed his client practiced “sexual outercourse” during an appeal following Turner’s conviction of attempted rape.

Turner’s appellate attorney said that Turner never intended to rape the woman, arguing he was instead engaged in “sexual outercourse,” a version of “safe sex.”