Stories like these are always mind boggling. It’s hard to understand why young men would throw away their entire life to do something so outlandish.
A member of the Stanford swimming team, Brock Allen Turner, was caught by several men raping an unconscious woman on University grounds.
The young women wasn’t a student at the school; she was said to be on campus for a party that night. It is unclear what led to her becoming unconscious but Turner being caught in such a compromising position with her when she was passed out doesn’t go over well.
Here’s the details according to DailyMail:
A teenage former Stanford swim star and U.S. Olympic triallist is to be charged with raping a woman while she lay unconscious in the university grounds.
Brock Allen Turner, 19, reportedly tried to flee after two men on bicycles spotted him on top of the alleged victim in the early hours of January 18.
The pair managed to tackle him while a third man called the police, Santa Clara County prosecutors say.
Turner, an Ohio native, is expected to be formally charged today with five counts relating to the alleged incident, including rape of an unconscious woman, rape of an intoxicated woman and two charges of sexual assault with a foreign object.
‘She was lying on the ground unconscious, not moving,’ said Deputy District Attorney Alaleh Kianerci of the alleged victim.
‘She’s recovering,’ Kianerci added.
The woman was taken to the hospital and treated for her injuries.
After his arrest he was released on $150,000 bail.
Turner will surely fight these charges and we will have more details as they become available.