Category Archives: Stanford University

Members of Congress to Read Stanford Survivor Letter on House Floor4 minutes ago

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Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., attends a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center to oppose efforts to defund women's health care, Jan. 6, 2016, in Washington. At least 30 members of Congress will come together to read aloud a much-discussed letter from a woman to the former Stanford University student who was convicted of sexually assaulting her.

Ex-Stanford swimmer expected to leave jail 3 months early

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This January 2015 booking photo released by the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office shows Brock Turner. The former Stanford University swimmer was sentenced last week to six months in jail and three years' probation for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman, sparking outrage from critics who say Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky was too lenient on a privileged athlete from a top-tier swimming program.