A Montana district court judge who caused a public uproar by imposing a two-month sentence on a father for repeatedly raping his 12-year-old daughter is about to step down from the bench. But it will be retirement, not the public firestorm and petition to impeach him, that will send Valley County District Judge John McKeon packing Nov. 30. McKeon nonetheless will depart with the sound of protest in his ears for rejecting the 25-year sentence recommended by prosecutors. The targets have included another Montana judge, G. Todd Baugh, who issued a 30-day sentence to a former high school teacher who raped a 14-year-old student. McKeon said the father may have no contact with the daughter and must go through treatment.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 21, 2016 22:31 UTC