Former Stanford Swimmer Brock Turner, convicted of assault with intent to rape, sexual penetration of an intoxicated person, and sexual penetration of an unconscious person, failed to win the appeal against a California appeals court. The attorney for Turner argued that his client wanted “outercourse” with his victim, not intercourse.
For those of you unfamiliar with outercourse, some examples include kissing, massage, masturbating, dry humping (grinding), and talking about fantasies. Hence, the legal representation pointed out that Turner’s clothes were on at the time of the incident, and that the conviction is based purely on speculation and insufficient evidence.
Even if this were true, it still feels wrong to do with an unconscious person right?
Thought so.
The incident occurred at a fraternity party in 2015, and Turner consequently served three months of a six month sentence in jail. The former college athlete has also lost his swimming scholarship at Stanford and was forced to register as a sex offender in the State of Ohio, his home state.
Turner and his legal team could still petition the California Supreme court to consider his appeal as one final option.