dan turner is brock turner's father. he made the infamous comment now in court that this is a steep price to pay for 20 minutes of action out of 20 plus years of life. carleen turner, it's her son, she doesn't want her son in a penitentiary. she said, i beg you, don't send him to jail or prison. look at him. he won't survive it. he will be damaged forever, and i fear he would be a major target. stanford boy, college kid. college athlete. all the publicity. this would be a death sentence for him. and i think maybe the one that stood out maybe the most, other than the father's letter, was leslie rasmussen. a friend of brock turner's who wrote this to the judge. i don't think it's fair to base the fate of the next 10 plus years on the decision of a girl who doesn't remember anything about the amount she drank to press charges genls hagainst hi. i'm not blaming her directly, that isn't right. but where do we start worry about being politically correct every second of the day and see that rape on campuses isn't always because

a lot of information there, including contradictions about what brock turner says. he said he wanted to hook up with girls at this party. these documents show a different story what happened then and before. they show turner engaged in that drug use. turner wrote, coming from a small town in ohio, i never really experienced celebrating or partying that involved alcohol. he says he was influenced by the party culture of the stanford swim team. evidence tells a different story. the documents refer to video of him using a bong. some other points we found in the document, turner said he only wanted to hook up with girls, not rape anyone. he initially tried to forcibly kiss his victim that night, but she pushed him away. that's when he followed her outside. on the house floor, peninsula congresswoman jackie speier showed outrage to this ordeal. >> rape is one of the most violent crimes a person can commit, not as mr. turner's father said, "20 minutes of action." >> when questioned, turner initially told investigators he never took off his pants when he was with the victi

brock turner -- a former stanford swimmer --- was unconcious woman. despite an emotional plea from the victim in court. he was sentenced to just six months in jail. >> reporter:now today we've learned he will only spend half that behind bars. >> reporter:tonight -- we are digging deeper. >> reporter:we investigate why turner is serving such a short sentence. we have obtained court documents which reveal more about brock turner's past. >> reporter:all this, as the backlash handed down the sentence. hits new high. we will take you through all these new developments tonight. >> reporter:but first. >> reporter:we are hearing from one of the heroes in the case. who saw and stopped the sexual assault. >> reporter:here is reporter ashleigh banfield with part of the of stories... -- interview. >> reporter:the time brock turner will serve in jail. has also caused outrage. the judge sentenced him to six- months in county jail. >> reporter:we have learned, the former, first- year stanford student. will likely serve a fraction of that time. >> reporter:new court

we are beginning to get the whole story in the case against brock turner. newly released court documents reveal troubling new details about turner's past, information the judge knew before sentencing him to just six months in jail for three counts of sexual assault. >> damian is going through the documents. a huge stack of documents. >> this is what the court sent overnight, 471 pages of evidence and exhibits here that we are poring over this morning to get you all the information on the case against brock turner. nbc bay area reported about brock turner's drug use. now we are seeing the pictures. some of those pictures in the case file are troubling. they appear to show turner engaged in that drug use. in a letter to the judge, turner wrote, "coming from a small town in ohio, i had never really experienced celebrating or parties that involved alcohol." he said he was influenced by the party culture of the stanford swim team. but evidence on his own cell phone tells a different story. documents show he had several text messages from high school referring to

. >> they plan to protest the brock turner case. kate cagle tells us what we can expect. >> reporter: nearly 1 million signatures around the world. if it doesn't force the judge out of office, a recall will. he sentenced brock turner for 6 months in jail for sexually assaulting a woman. >> the judge is the one who has to stand before the voters and be accountable for that. >> reporter: in court, a woman testified turner creeped her out because of his persistence at a party. the victim's sister identified him as the aggressive guy. he will get out before labor day, serving just 90 days for good behavior. >> the jail sentence is not always the most significant penalty in the case. >> reporter: bruce funk offered a different perspective on the case. a group of baseball players convicted of raping a young girl. he helped in the case. he believes he is a good judge who should keep his job on the bench. while turner is out of jail soon, he will live the rest of his life as a sex offender. >> any dreams that he had, it's never going to hap

he sentenced brock turner to six months in jail. that's a decision that spawned an international pushback. now instead of channeling anger, officials are taking action, creating new laws. later today, santa clara attorney jeff rosen says he will speak about new legislation inspired by the sexual assault victim. it would limit ten year statute of limitation on rape cases. >>> a man accused of a murder suspect, the teen along with 16-year-old edwin guevaro were arrested for stabbing two high school students last fight. one of the victims died. enriquez is also suspected of raping a nevada high school student a week before the deadly attack. >>> coming up next, more than just a memorial, this weekend, it's a movement to honor the orlando victims and make it a program for change. >> welcome back, everyone, 4:44. halfway through the workweek and the heat. >> we're getting very precise with those numbers. 4er from. what are we looking at? >> it did get up to 103 in gil roi. that's one of the spots where we had sizzling temperatures. we wi

so, maybe it's just he's the bad apple. >> reporter: if you're wondering about brock turner's six-month sentence, that's pretty much a done deal. legal analysts tell us unless there is new evidence brought in against the accused or the judge, it's not going to be thrown out. there could be -- it could be modified but that usually takes the form of shortening it, not lengthens.. >>> your backyard, your nabld might vary a little bit, but these are the numbers that we use for records and what have you. very cool below average. 75 in santa rosa, 77 in napa. fairfield was 78. 75 in con cord. 75 in livermore. these are the highs today. highs tomorrow is going to mimic them. as you look back towards griz lee peak. you see the fog. those are in response to the low pressure center that's just to the north to tus. that's allowing more cloud cover and the fog to push inland. temperatures tomorrow a lot like today. you can see the high clouds the way they come in in a wave. in the coastal stuff, it's barely there. it's kind of being lifted. it's more of a middle or low level cloud. fog and low clou

turner home? >> abc7 news travelled to oakwood, ohio, the hometown of brock turner. the former stanford swimmer sentenced to just six months in jail for sexual assaulting an unconscious woman. it's drawn outrage across country. good evening. >> brock turner is in the santa clara county jail, set to be released on september 2, meaning he'd only serve three months. >>> we have team coverage live in stanford with a look at the national attention this case is getting. david? >> this is a major development going on here. a major drive to get the judge recalled. this seems to under score the belief that the judge needs to be held accountable for a controversial sentence. and jurors seem to be saying the judge a message of disapproval. the multiple petition campaigns have amassed a million signatures and those behind them will deliver them tomorrow to the state commission on judicial performance. they want the judge removed after giving former stanford swimmer, brock turner, a six month sentence for sexual assault. court documents say he was intoxicated and the victim, pass

brock turner's mother who wrote a letter to the judge. i beg of you don't send him to jail, look at him. he won't were vive it. he will be damaged forever. and i fear it will be a target. college kid, college athlete, all the publicity, this would be death sentence for him. and his mom's letter says he was a shy and awkward 19-year- old far away from home which was ohio and he was trying to fit in with swimmers here. students here at stanford university plan to protest what they say is the lenient sentence on sunday during the university's commencement. betty yu, kpix 5. >>> tonight this is a sketch of a prowler at stanford university. he crept into the bedrooms of two female students and lifted the covers off their beds friday morning. he ran off after they screamed. >>> tonight the cavaliers crushed the golden state warriors in game three of the nba finals. kpix 5's christin ayers saw it all at a watch party at oracle arena. tough night. >> reporter: it was a tough night. it was a disappointing night. a lot of people came out hire to si

turner home? >> abc7 news travelled to oakwood, ohio, the hometown of brock turner. the former stanford swimmer sentenced to just six months in jail for sexual assaulting an unconscious woman. it's drawn outrage across country. good evening. >> brock turner is in the santa clara county jail, set to be released on september 2, meaning he'd only serve three months. >>> we have team coverage live in stanford with a look at the national attention this case is getting. david? >> this is a major development going on here. a major drive to get the judge recalled. this seems to under score the belief that the judge needs to be held accountable for a controversial sentence. and jurors seem to be saying the judge a message of disapproval. the multiple petition campaigns have amassed a million signatures and those behind them will deliver them tomorrow to the state commission on judicial performance. they want the judge removed after giving former stanford swimmer, brock turner, a six

brock turner has served 20 days of his six month sentence t. judge is just returning from vacation in the coming days. in palo alto, chris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. >>> a san francisco bus driver expected to be arraigned on charges of allowing 33 teenagers to use his bus to period of time. police arrested the ske-year-old yesterday. someone told him there will be passengers on the bus 15 to 17-years-old. they say the bus was loaded down with 30 bottles of hard liquor, spikes lemonade, an assortment of prescription drugs. they also say in his possession they found narcotic paraphernalia, alcohol and a switch blade. >> he was arrested for a felony charge of felony child endangerment, due to the age of the children on the bus. >> the bus was rented by a 16-year-old from tibburon. he did the entire transaction online with galactic transporter.com t. owner says he sold his buses a year ago achlts few scandal rocking the city of oakland. that is not a misprint. this is a new development. this surrounding city council member

we saw what happened with brock turner and it now we see this. is this something that is like a step around? >> in this case the -- they got into a plea deal which is a contract. i'm not sure what the judge is going to do. it will be interesting. the da has tied his hands because they will go to enforce the contract because this guy entered a plea for the two charges. >> in the brock turner case the judge his hands were not tied. that was his discretion. >> there are some similarities, but there are some differences. in the brock turner case there were one victim and this case there are two victims. >> in both these cases the victims were unconscious while the attacks happened. how much weight is that kerry. >> there is a duty of care that he had and the hospital had for this patient. these victims were entrusted into the care of the hospital. there is a higher duty to make sure that these people are not sexually molested and frankly, it remains to be seen as to whether or not there are more victims and how they will react. can the >> can the hos

brock turner could have faced 14 years in prison. instead he will likely spend no more than 12 weeks in the county jail. santa clara county judge, aaron persky take the heat, former captain of the stanford lacrosse team and critics say he was too soft on the star athlete. persky up for re-election this fall. so far he has no opponent. but there is a recall petition circulating to remove him from the bench. john blackstone is outside the elmwood c outside san jose. >> reporter: at his sentencing brock turner could have received 14 years in prison. instead, he got just six months here in the county jail which means he is actually likely to spend just three months behind bars. brock turner is a former stanford university swimming star, his 23-year-old victim who is not a stanford student remains anonymous. but her letter to the judge describing the emotional impact of sexual assault is finding a wide audience. you took away my worth, my privacy, my energy, my time, my safety, my intimacy, my confidence. she wrote. i don't want my body a

. >> pam:judge persky sentenced former stanford swimmer brock turner. to six- months in jail for the sexual assault of an unconscious woman. tonight, kron-4's kate cagle joins us with how stanford students are planning to protest. >> pam:first. grant lodes is here with how persky's controversy is now affecting other cases. and grant we are also learning, turner will be spending even less time behind bars. >> grant: that is right! his sentencing was six months and local jails but it is likely that he will spend that amount of time is seen as a more sole owner of three months. >> grant:more so around 3 months >> grant: turner sentence is not sitting well with his classmates at stanford. today kron-4 spoke to students. many of whom said they feel >> they definitely brought this up. how it affected them and judgment. >> we still have everything humming along as normal. >> grant:and new at eight. the 'national' outrage over brock turner's sentence is reaching a tipping point. activists will deliver a petition. aimed at forcing judge aaron persky from the ben

court documents revealing details about brock turner's past. and... a high- profile meet bernie sanders is set to me with president obama. what the commander in chief is sg about the white house hopef. join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:3 good morning. it's thursday, june 9th. ,,,, >>> here's a look at today's >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. ♪ >>> there was nothing cavalier last night in the performance of lebron james and his cleveland teammates. they came out with intensity and beat visiting golden state by 30 in the nba finals. the cavs had lost the first two games of the series by a total of 48 points. james scored 32. game four of the seven-game series tomorrow night in cleveland. >>> and the chicago white sox thrilled some fans by letting them get in touch with baseball. about two dozen legally blind students hit beeper balls and rounded the bases yesterday at cellular field. they were able to rediscover a game they really only knew through its sounds. >> i can't change this. so what

they will take turns reading the letter that the victim wrote to brock turner. that special reading will happen on the house floor. >>> a sketch that stanford police want you to see, a man who looks like this broke in to two homes early friday morn and lifted the covers off of women as they were sleeping. and one woman screamed and scared the man away. and in the second incident a woman chased him out of her home. >>> a fire in the almaden valley, it came close to homes. this happened around 8:20 tonight off of falcon ridge court. the firefighters had challenges because of the steep terrain, but managed to put out of the the fire. they were saying they were lucky the fire broke out at night when the winds were low. no structures were damaged. >>> really, this meeting is adjourned. >> an important police commission meeting tonight cut short by rowdy protesters. the acting chief not happy about it. and neither were the people trying to take part in the meeting. we are live from the newsroom with what fueled all of it. >> yeah, this was a had been hearing, yeah,

>>> you have heard the judge in the brock turner case is receiving death threats. now comes word that turner himself is in protective custody in jail over concern for his safety. good evening thanks for joping us tonight. i'm amma. >> and i'm dan. we again with the growing outrage over the sentencing of stanford university athlete convicted of a sexual assault. >> there are new details tonight that brock turner was familiar with the drinking and drugs before he wept to clem. >> here's matt. >>reporter: vice president opened his letter echoing the sentiment of millions. i don't know your 98. but your words are forever seared on my soul. the victim letter clicked on nearly 14 million times describes in raw detail for sexual assault by former stanford swimmer brock turner. >> i am filled with furious anger he wrote app culture is still so broken to ever put in a position of defending your own word. adding while the justice system has spoken in your row particular case the nation is not satisfied. national outrage reaching a fever pitch. this hanging off l.a. freeway a

the documents just released overnight in the brock turner >>. >> we are getting a different perspective on the case that ignited controversy over the globe. >>> major developments out of the east bay this morning. another big shake-up at a bay area police department. overnight we learn oakland police chief sean wentz is out. >>> 5.2 earthquake in southern california. >>> i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. savor today. it's nice and cool then the end of that trend. >> we'll have hot weather this weekend. today will feel nice. take it in, make sure you have sunglasses before you head out the door. we'll get some more sunshine as we go through the day. we start out with mostly clear skies which is a different story from what we had earlier this week. it's 49 in t north bay. feeling cool and 58 in the east bay with highs this afternoon reaching into the 60s and

reporting live in san jose, i'm michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >> let's go back to brock turner. he'll never be able to swim on the usa national team for a sanctioned event. that includes the olympics. a spokesperson for usa swimming says turner is not eligible for the organization now. nor will he be in the future. it's also important to note that turner was not a member of usa swimming when he committed the crime because he let his membership lapse in 2014. >> this case is closed. but the future of the presiding judge is in question. today a group delivered a petition with more than a until signatures calling for the judge's removal. nbc bay area's pete suratos is in san francisco. this is a deliberate political process. what happened today? >> reporter: raj, there were a combination of efforts today -- one dealt with the judicial commission to take action and the other one presented with the voter-based effort. at the time there's no guarantee any of the plans will work. >> the boxes each had a hard drive with what organizers say is over a million signatures of people calling

millions of people have read the stanford sexual assault victim's letter to brock turner. today, her words were heard inside capitol hill on the house floor. >> my damage was internal unseen and i carry it with me. you took away my worth, my privacy, my energy, my time, my safety, my intimacy, my confidence and my voice. >> reporter: republican texas congressman ted poe demanded turner's lenient sentence be overturned and asked californians to oust the judge who handed it down. >> mr. speaker, the punishment for rape should be longer than a semester in college. >> welcome, lady gaga. >> reporter: vice president joe biden seen here introducing lady gaga at this year's oscars where she performed with sexual assault survivors, has been an outspoken voice to stop sexual assault on campus. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: today the vice president wrote an open letter to brock turner's victim. he said, i am filled with furious anger that this happened to you and that our culture is so broken that you were ever put in the position of defending your own worth. i do not know your name. bu

his friends to brock turner saying, who's breasts is that? but he uses another word, a slang word for breasts. so there's an inference that he potentially took a picture of this victim with his phone and then sent it to his friends here in stanford. that was given to the judge as well, but we do not have corroboration as to whether or not that picture coincides with the victim or if it was someone else. but it's certainly disturbing details that the prosecution wanted the judge to see. >> sara, thank you so much. appreciate that. since the survivor's letter was released, there has been massive public outcry, demand for change, including a new psa. this is making rounds on social media. watch this. >> according to the cdc, one in five women will be sexually assaulted during her lifetime. >> and in 80% of those cases, those attacks are perpetrated by someone they already know. >> and one in four girls will be sexually abused before the age of 18. >> this isn't a secret. >> it's reality. >> it's a case that is grabbing the attention of so many p

there are people like brock turner crossing the graduation stage today. >> a judge convicted brock turner or sentenced him to six months in jail for sexually assaulting a fellow student on campus. with good behavior he could be out of jail in three months. >>> a car crash claimed the life of a bicyclist in campbell. a car and the cyclist collided. the cyclist died at the scene. we are working on getting more details as to exactly what happened. >>> 5:17. city of san francisco is battling an epidemic of car burglaries. police and prosecutors are blaming each other. the police say a new law that reduce felony crimes to misdemeanors is the result of the rise of robberies. police have not made enough arrests. only 2% of cases are solved. out of the more than 26,000 reports of break-ins last year, that's the most in the country on a per capita basis. >>> 5:18. time to get a look at that forecast with kari, see what the week holds. >> it looks nice. especially when you consider it was so warm over the weekend. won't be as warm in the next couple of days. looking at cooler temperatures all aroun

but there was another family in this case, brock turner's. today we're finding out the words his mother wrote to the judge who would decide her son's sentence. >> i know what a broken heart that feels like, it's a physical pain that starts just below the collarbone and extends just below the rib cage. it's a crushing and heavy ache. this verdict has destroyed us. and her prophetic message of fear that he would be a target. a stanford boy, collegiate athlete. all the publicity would be a death sentence. today, swimming banned him for life. >> i think what this case is making everyone think about is, you know, boys from nice families, from dayton, ohio, can do these things, and what are we going to do about that? >> not mentioned once in his mother's letter, the victim. >> reporter: has he ever apologized? >> he has not apologized for sexually assaulting her. >> reporter: has he ever taken responsibility for this? >> he's apologized for drinking and made some apologies for how she feels. >> reporter: turner insisted throughout his defense that

. >> anger across the globe that's spiralling to new heights overt sentencing of brock turner. new court documents tell us how the former stanford student tried to justify his actions. >>> the sit down meeting that could put an end to the power struggle over the democraticy. bernie sanders heads to the white house. the question on everyone's mind, will he finally bow out of the race? >>> warriors come out flat, fall short in cleveland game three. lebron james and his fellow cavs finally show up to the party. "today in the bay" starts right now. good morning and welcome on this thursday. i'm sam brock. >> i'm kris sanchez. laura garcia-cannon has the day off. it's going be to a beautiful day. >> it will be just like yesterday. we'll have the morning clouds in the afternoon. sunshine, still comfortable weather. it is now 60 degrees in the east bay and 54 in the north bay after those clouds once again roll out of here. we'll have mostly sunny skies and temperatures in a low to mid 70s. san francisco is up to 64. not bad at all. i'll let you know how long this lasts and if it conti

. >> brock turner is in the santa clara county jail, set to be released on september 2, meaning he'd only serve three months. >>> we have team coverage live in stanford with a look at the national attention this case is getting. david? >> this is a major development going on here. a major drive to get the judge recalled. this seems to under score the belief that the judge needs to be held accountable for a controversial sentence. and jurors seem to be saying the judge a message of disapproval. the multiple petition campaigns have amassed a million signatures and those behind them will deliver them tomorrow to the state commission on judicial performance. they want the judge removed after giving former stanford swimmer, brock turner, a six month sentence for sexual assault. court documents say he was intoxicated and the victim, passed out. >> the judge is concerned more concerned about his future than the future of the woman he was convicted of raping. >> vice president biden wrote an open letter to brock turner's victim, quote, doi not know your name, but i know that a lot of people

they tackle brock turner until the police arrived. in march this year, a jury in california found brock turner guilty. he has faced a maximum of 14 years in the state pienitentiar. but the judge chose a lesser sentence. in part because he feared anything longer would have a severe impact on turner. but what about the impact the crime had on the victim? we are hearing from her now. her impact statement just released over the week and we will be reading most of it to you this hour. we've had to take out parts just too graphic for television and had to cut some for time as well. with that in mind, here is part one where it all begins. she writes, your honor, if it is all right for the majority of this statement, i would like to address the defendant directly. you don't know me, but you've been inside me, and that's why we're here today. on january 17th, 2015, it was a quiet saturday night at home. my dad made some dinner and i sat at the table with my younger sister who was visiting for the weekend. i was working full-time and approachin

case--brock turner >> reporter: at approximately 20 jurors were excused because they said that they did not feel that they could be unbiased in his courtroom. a jury was even to recede and that trial is now under way. marlin kelly, 4 news. >> gary: 40 >> grant: the sharks a man 4-2 and his word. there is a game six. coming down to three games to one if they have been that says if they had lost tonight the season with have been done. they will come back to california on sunday night, in san jose game 6. they are alive! grant lotus, kron 4 news >> reporter: on monday night to investigators said that a 14 year old boy was killed up at gunpoint and forced to give up his adult-- his dog while walking in the dayton- says vadim avenue near the elementary school. he did not suffer any injuries during the attack. he was held up at gunpoint and forced to give up his dog, maya. >> reporter: the wrestling coach at independence is facing two felony counts of lewd acts with a minor. described as a rule and at a time she was only 14 years old. --described as a young girl atthe age of 14 years of a

don't do this to him because you will be affecting other judges. >> brock turner could be released for good behavior. stanford university said it did everything it could to support the victim and banned brock turner from campus less than two weeks after that attack. julie. >>> heather holmes in the newsroom. thank you. >>> a jury in los angeles county decided today that the man known as the grim sleeper should be put to death. >>> we the jury in the above entitled action affix the penalties for david turner death for execution for the murder of deborah jackson a human being. >>> last month lonnie david franklin, jr. was found guilty of ten murder it is committed between 1985 and 2011. all of the victims were black women. the killings were the work of the grim sleeper because of a gap of about 14 years between two of the murders. >>> new figures released show californians continued to save water in april and succeeded in meeting the state's mandatory water conservation order. the figures come as some water agencies across the state prepare to ease restrictions. the state will lift the m

and brock turner attacks her. two grad students find her unconscious behind the dumpster, a jury convicts turner of three felony accounts. the prosecutor asked for six years in prison, the judge sentenced him to three months in jail and three years probation. the decision sparks outrage and more than 950,000 people online, trying to recall the judge. then letters in support of brock turner of revealed. some partially blaming the victim for drinking. others turning brock turner into the victim. turner's father writes in part, his life will never be the one he dreamed about and worked so hard to achieve. that is a steep price to pay for 20 minutes of action out of his 20 plus years of life. that letter causes its own firestorm. another father's message to the turners going viral. >> there's no scenario where your son should be the sympathetic figure here. he's the asail an the. i can't imagine as a father how gut-wrenching that reality is for you. but it's true. >> the deeply personal words of a victim managing to s

the vice president wrote an open letter to the brock turner victim. quote i do not know your name but i know a lot of people failed you that terrible january night and in the months that followed. david louie, abc 7 news. >>> tonight at 6:00,

a little bit more on brock turner. he will never be able to swim for usa's national team or a usa swimming sanctioned event, including the olympics as well. spokesperson for usa swimming says he's not eligible to be a member of the organization nor in the future. it's worth noting that turner was not a member of usa swimming when he committed the crime. he let his membership lapse in 2014. >>> our other top story, a lot of mixed messages in oakland. the sudden resignation of the police chief. tonight the speculation, was he forced out and what role did the mayor have? jodi hernandez is in oakland this evening. jodi, a lot of people talking there. are we getting the real story? >> reporter: raj, what everyone seems to agree on is how surprising the chief's sudden departure is. a lot of people say that they just didn't see this coming. now, the mayor insists that the chief step down voluntarily. but many say it doesn't make sense. >> last night we received the resignation of our police chief shawn went effective today. >

someone has created a brock turner family support facebook page. tonight it has more than 6,000 likes and the administrators claim to be turner's parents saying their son is the real victim. but turner's attorney tells us the family is not involved with the page in any way. people still firing back at the posts. one man wrote, no matter what you say what you argue, what your son did was wrong, disgusting and inexcusable. >> that should not be done and there should be rules and regulations to prevent these things. >> clearly brock turner is not the victim. >> reporter: further backlash from the sentencing will be visible in the east bay starting tomorrow. this message will be part of a rotating digital billboard. it will be off to the right side on highway 92 seen by everyone going to the peninsula. the national woman's advocacy group ultraviolet is paying to post the sign for the next four weeks, asking people to sign a petition to oust judge aaron persky, who sentenced turn tore six months in jail. >> this is not going away. and that people are st

turner. good evening. i'm frank somerville. >> i'm julie haener. those documents reveal new details about turner who was sentenced to six months in jail for the sex wall assault of a woman outside a campus fraternity party last year. those documents show details from the night of the assault, including a text message september through a third-party app suggesting pictures from that night may have been taken on turner's phone but no pictures were ever recovered. the documents also show turner had a prior arrest for underage drinking as well as an encounter with another woman who said she had an uncomfortable encounter with turn tear week before that assault. >> the documents also included pictures recovered from turner's phone that appear to show him and his friends smoking marijuana. they also included text messages of turner talking about drug use and drinking while he was still in high school. prosecutors used the evidence to try to contradict turner's statement that the assault happened in

a high school teacher wrote, "i would completely trust brock turner with my daughter." law professor evan lee, an expert in sentencing guidelines, expected a much more severe sentence. >> maybe three years if you take into account the lack of record, maybe if you take into account the intoxication. but six months is really shocking. >> reporter: john blackstone, cbs news, milpitas, california. >>> some good news for detroit. early this morning, the michigan legislature approved a $617 million bailout plan for the detroit school system. 46,000 students attend the detroit school system, plagued by plummeting enrollment, deficit, and academic issues, it has been managed by the state for seven years. under the legislation, the district would be split in two, and control returned to an elected school board. governor rick snyder is expected to sign the measure as soon as it reaches his desk. >>> hundreds have been forced to evacuate from a wildfire that's threatening homes near the town of yarnell, arizona. fire officials say the fire is growing rapidly and has burned up to 7

sfifrt of all, sara, did brock turner lie to the judge when it come 0s it his alcohol use? >> translator: it appear it's does. apparently he talked about being from the small town in ohio and he wasn't really used to the alcohol-fueled partying culture that exists here on the stanford campus. but prosecutors showed evidence on his own phone, on his cell phone, showing text messages where he's asking about pot and he's talking about doing acid before he showed up on stanford's campus and after. there are pictures that they have found on his phone of a bong. there's a picture of him smoking what they call dabs, which is a very highly concentrated potent form of marijuana. so the prosecutor's point to the judge was, look, you have someone herewith making him seem one way when indeed he was another. he deserves at least six years in prison. but he did not get that. the judge decided, looked over all the evidence, and said, no, i made a resuming that he gets six months and by the way, he will only spend three months in jail because california law when you send someone to county

others turning brock turner into the victim. turner's father writes in part, his life will never be the one that he dreamed about and worked so hard to achieve. that is a steep price to pay for 20 minutes of action out of his 20-plus years of life. that letter causes its own firestorm. another message going viral. >> there's no scenario where your son should be the sympathetic figure here. he is the assailant, he is the rapist. i can't imagine as a father how gut wrenching a reality that is for you, but it is true. >> in this case, the deeply personal words of a victim managing to spur a nation and spotlight an issue so often left in the dark. >> according to the cdc, one in five women will be sexually assaulted during her life five. >> and in 80% of those cases those attacks are perpetrated by someone they already know. >> and gun in foone in four gire sexually assaulted before the age of 18. >> there is something else that has people outraged. brock turner will not serve his full six-month sentence in jail. the law in californ

will discuss a proposal for the sentencing for brock turner. chris, this legislation, jeff rosen says is inspired by the victim in this case. >> reporter: it's inspired by the victim in this case. it definitely would be a win for survives of rape or other sexual assaults. it doesn't address the main outcry in the brock turner case, which has been the sentencing. in the 20 days since aaron persky sentenced brock turn tore six months rather than six years in prison, there has been a push to remove him from the bench because of that perceived lenient sentence. in fact, d.a. rosen had the judge removed from another sexual assault case t. justice for victims act, yesterday, doesn't address that. instead, state bill 813 seeks to eliminate the ten year statute of investigation for rape and other sexual assaults, including the continual sexual abuse of a child, that bill has bipartisan support. meanwhile the national womens advocacy group is paying for a bay area billboard to ask for a judicial commission to take action. and a counterpetition on change

the anger following brock turner's sentencing is not going away anytime soon. there's more backlash after someone created a brock turner family support facebook page. >> it already has more than 6,000 likes. the page's administrators claim to be turner's parents, saying their son is the real victim. but turner's attorney tells us the family is not involved in any way. >>> the mother of one of the victims of the berkeley balcony collapse will attend a hearing in sacramento today. state lawmakers are considering a new bill in light of the tragedy. ashley is one of six people who died last year when the balcony they were standing on gave way. today a senate policy committee will consider a bill that calls for increasing oversight on contractors. jackie donahoe is attending the hearing but it's not clear if she will testify. >>> developing us in right now out of southern california. this morning, baking and burning. right now there are not one but two fires burning out of control in the san gabriel mountain. combined, the flames have scorched seven square miles. no

for the first time we are hearing brock turner's plea in his written words for leniency for the judge. >> he said he appears to blame the party culture on the stanford campus. not everyone is buying what he is saying. today in the bay bob redel is live from stanford with reaction from there. >> good morning. one female student put it to us like this, she said there are plenty of students who party and drink here at stanford university who do not commit sexual assault. she like others are outraged over that letter brock turner wrote to the court before receiving his six month jail sentence. he appears to blame the so-called party culture on campus for his criminal behavior. he was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman by a dumpster after a late night fraternity party over a year ago. the former stanford swim star said the team set no limits on drinking and he saw teammates taking girls back with them after parties. >> disappointed and disgusted to see this. i hope it's making people up, certainly myself, to how real rape culture is on our campus. >> that is just one per

. >> it is not clear how much about the sentencing backlash brock turner has heard in the santa clara county jail but he will be here for 9 next three months. we are learning new details of what led up to his sentencing. the superior court judge persky said he sentenced brock turner to only six months for the assault at stanford because of his age and lack of criminal record but the prosecution's full sentencing memo obtained by abc7 shows he had a history of harassing women and similarly aggressive with another female at a party the week before. the district attorney also said that turner lied to the judge of his drinking and partying. the information judge persky had before him when he handed down the sentence, and this is an injustice and action is demanded. all the judgment should step down or we move forward and call on all women in this valley to align with us on asking for his resignation. >> a million people appear to have joined the recall of the for judge persky. advocacy groups say they have collected that many online signatures and will deliver them to the commission on ju

i was a juror in the brock turner trial. the first words in his letter to judge aaron persky, a letter he also sent to the "palo alto weekly." he wrote, i was absolutely shocked and appalled at the judge's leniency. a six month sentence he gave former stanford swimmer brock turner for a sexual assault conviction. report a reporter spoke with the juror after she received the letter. >> you felt kp compelled to speak out about this. and wanted to do so in a way that would send awe strong message to the judge. >> reporter: the juror with who wants to remain anonymous recently became a citizen. >> his first time serving on a jury, disappointed with the process and the outcome. >> reporter: the juror wrote, the sentence made a mockery of the whole trial. the punishment does not fit the crime and justice has not been served. his parting words, shame on you. judge persky has yet to respond to the outrage which has taken social media by storm. he's up for reelection but is unopposed to his name did not appear on last week' balance l

the judge at the center of so much outrage over the brock turner sexual assualt ca h >>> off the case. the judge at the center of so much outrage over the brock turner sexual assault case has been removed from presiding over another sexual assault case. the santa clara d.a. saying he doesn't believe judge persky can be fair. jean elle is live at stanford with more on the move and how students on campus are taking the news. >> reporter: the district attorney says seeking a new judge is a rare move and tonight students at stanford who signed a petition asking for that judge to be completely removed from the bench say it's a good start. judge aaron persky sentenced former stanford student brock turn tore six months in jail after a jury convicted him of three felony sexual assault charges related to the assault of a 23-year-old woman on campus. the sentence drew outrage from around the world. now the santa clara county district attorney has had persky removed from a different sexual assault case. >> each side has the opportunity to use one challenge of a judge. >> reporter: legal analyst

oakwood, ohio is the town where brock turner was raised. this is where he went to high school and competed in sports. we talked to city officials, city employees, residents, neighbors of the turners and really everyone said because this incident happened halfway across the country, in california, there's really no up side into talking about oakwood, ohio or how it's affected this town in general. but it is turner's mother, carlene, who brought this town into her statement with the judge during that sentencing phase of the trial. i want to read you an excerpt of what she said. she writes there have been many references of brock being from a wealthy, privileged background and he thinks he is entitled. your honor, this could not be further from the truth. we do not come from money. rather the opposite. dan and i are a working middle-class couple with midwestern values. trust me when i say silicon valley, california, is vastly different from the suburbs of dayton, ohio. one woman who lived across the street from the turners where brock was rais

. >> brock turner's six-month sentence for the sexual assault sparked outrage. more from the santa clara county jail. >> reporter: from documents we learned another woman at the party identified brock turner the aggressive guy when police showed her the lineup. she said she had to get away from turner after he grabbed her waist. the judge sentenced brock to six months for the sexual assault at stanford because of his age and lack of criminal record. but the prosecution's full sentencing memo obtained by abc 7 news showed he harassed other women, showing he was also aggressive with another female at another fraternity party at another location. the evidence showed that he lied to the judge, had routinely engaged in smoking marijuana and had experimented with other drugs, specifically, acid. it is information the judge had had before him when he sentenced him. others are demanding action. >> that the judge step down, or that we move forward and call on all women in this valley to align with us in asking for his resignation. >> reporter: nearly a million people app

the handling of the brock turner case and they want him gone. the group hand- delivered a petition with 1.2 million signatures asking for the judges removal. >> to judge persky i would like to say by putting the privilege of the perpetrator in the factor in defining the outcome of a trial, you show all survivors that there experiences do not matter. >> the judge has faced mounting criticism for sentencing brock turner to only 6 months in jail . he was found guilty of raping a woman behind a dumpster at a fraternity party. >>> a pet owner is searching for answers after her dog died while being groomed at a pet smart. she says she dropped off her sexual chihuahua at the pet smart and west hamilton tuesday afternoon for nail grooming apartment. she said she noticed something was wrong when she returned 5 minutes later. the dog was taken to the vet but died. she doesn't know the cause of death but she has her suspicions. >> have a feeling they were holding her a little harder just to keep her calm. i feel like she was squeezed where she couldn't bre

it is due to brock turner's six-month jail sentence. the stanford swimmer was accused of attacking an unconscious woman under the pseudonym, emily doe. today santa clara county district attorney says he is pushing for legislation that would require a prison sentence in cases like turner's. >> let's send a legacy that will send the next brock turner to prison. >> a newly released poll says two-thirds want to recall persky. the majority believe it is a sign that persky is not a fair judge. all of which seems to be resonating with the men in the crowd today including this young man who will be attending stanford in the fall. >> recognizing the privilege we have and also making sure to contribute to a safe environment. >> a sign that some men are man enough to walk in her shoes. in san jose, lilian kim, abc7 knew. >> in marin county firefighters expect to contain a small fire by tomorrow morning. the half acre fire started after 4:00 this afternoon in cascade canyon. the firefighters made several airdrops in that steep terrain. there is the