It was in June 2016 that Persky, 56, sentenced Turner to six months in jail and ordered him to register as a sex offender. JUDGE IN STANFORD RAPE CASE IS SUBJECT OF RECALL VOTEMichele Dauber, a Stanford University law school professor, started a campaign to recall Persky. “We feel it’s important to respond strongly with a message of accountability for elected officials like Judge Persky who do not take sex crimes and violence against women seriously,” Dauber said. If Persky is recalled, he would be the first judge to be removed from office in California in more than 80 years. According to the Mercury News, this recall effort has been the most divisive issue on the ballot, with death threats accumulating on both sides.

Source: Fox News June 05, 2018 15:00 UTC