SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Brock Turner, whose six-month sentence for raping an unconscious woman at Stanford University sparked national outcry, has been released from jail after serving half his term.
The one-time Olympic hopeful swimmer walked out the main entrance of the Santa Clara County jail Friday shortly after 6 a.m. PT. Turner, who did not comment to the media, got into a white SUV. He plans to head to his native Ohio to live with his parents. The 21-year-old must register as a sex offender for life and faces three years of supervised probation.
Turner's case exploded into the spotlight when a poignant statement from the victim swept through social media and critics decried the sentence as too lenient.