Turner didn't speak to reporters as he walked out of the Santa Clara County Jail shortly after 6 a.m. local time, into a waiting car. INTERACTIVE | Campus sexual assault reportsBut the proposed new laws, now on the desk of Democratic Gov. Since the sentencing, the judge, who declined to comment for this story, has recused himself from a sexual assault case and asked to hear only civil cases. Turner was released on Friday after serving three months under rules giving time off for factors including good behaviour. Stanford law professor Michele Dauber, who started the campaign to recall the judge, said while she generally opposes mandatory sentencing, she believes Persky abused the discretion that the law allowed him.

Source: CBC News September 02, 2016 11:25 UTC