CALIFORNIA
Northern California Record
John Severance Jul. 21, 2016
IRVINE – The Stanford University case where a young woman claimed she was raped by Brock Turner, an Olympic hopeful, sent shockwaves through the nation.
Then the judge sentenced Turner to six months in jail despite the fact prosecutors wanted him sentenced to at least six years.
Attorney John Manly of Irvine let his feelings known about the case in an opinion piece recently published by the Orange County Register.
“The California Legislature also has an important role to play in protecting victims of campus sexual abuse,” Manly wrote. “Lawmakers surely must be taking notice of all that has recently happened. But in addition to paying attention, they need to take action.”
Manly wants laws changed so rape victims also can file civil cases.
“Put simply, those persons and institutions who facilitate child and adult sexual assault are almost never held accountable criminally,” Manly told the Northern California Record. “Moreover, criminal law imposes a jail sentence on the perpetrator but provides no way to compensate the victim for the tremendous suffering both physical and emotional they suffer as the result of a violent rape.”
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