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Brock Turner pleads not guilty to five felony charges

Caleb Smith

Deputy Desk Editor

By: Caleb Smith | Deputy Desk Editor

Former Stanford student Brock Turner pled not guilty to all five felony counts at his arraignment on Monday (RAHIM ULLAH/The Stanford Daily).

Former Stanford student Brock Turner pled not guilty to all five felony counts at his arraignment on Monday (RAHIM ULLAH/The Stanford Daily).

Former Stanford student and varsity men’s swimmer Brock Turner pled not guilty on Monday to five felony charges related to his alleged rape of a woman on campus. Turner entered his plea at his arraignment in Santa Clara Superior Court in Palo Alto. Turner allegedly raped the woman, who was not a Stanford student, on Jan. 18.

Turner waived his right to a hearing within 10 or 60 days of his arraignment, and Mike Armstrong, Turner’s attorney, asked the court to permit Turner to not be personally present for some parts of the trial. Armstrong said that Turner had flown in from Ohio to appear at the proceedings. Deputy district attorney Alaleh Kianerci, who represented the prosecution, objected, and Judge Aaron Persky denied the defense’s request.

The court issued an order to Turner, which included mandates that he stay at least 100 yards from the alleged victim, surrender any firearms he may possess and not attempt to intimidate witnesses.

The arraignment had a considerable media presence but there were no Stanford students present, except those representing on-campus media outlets.

Turner appeared solemn during the proceedings, and did not speak to reporters as he exited the courthouse.

In a press conference following the arraignment, Kianerci thanked the graduate students who intervened in the alleged rape. “If they’re listening, thank you. Thank you for doing the right thing.”

Kianerci also urged the community to be vigilant. “[D]on’t stand by… if you see something say something.”

Turner is set to make his next court appearance on Mar. 30.

Contact Caleb Smith at caleb17 ‘at’ stanford.edu.

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Caleb Smith '17 is a Deputy Desk Editor from Oakland, California and is planning on majoring in public policy. Outside the Daily, Caleb is Co-director of news at KZSU Stanford, the campus radio station. Have a tip or suggestion? Please contact him at caleb17 ‘at’ stanford.edu.
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  • A.

    Yes, we all know you hate her mother, Sara. Get a life.

  • sara

    go puke, you need that moment anyway

  • sara

    sure, i do. she did not protect and teach her right, bad upbringing…you must be just like her mother, puke more.

  • Kathy

    Sara –
    The girl got drunk but the rape or sexual assault was a conscious act by the boy. He just took advantage of the situation and he should get what he deserves for committing a crime. She will also suffer for her behavior. Hopefully all parents will do their best to teach right and wrong. If you call her a slut, what is the right term for him? Rapist, perhaps?

  • JustinTime

    I feel like it would have been better for the victim if the grad students hadn’t called the cops. Its terrible, but I would have rather dealt with being raped on my own terms than be in her situation where its now a national news story. I cant really blame the grad students, because they thought they were doing the right thing, but they took away her right not to report. She still would have had the option to call the cops herself the next day if that’s what she wanted. I think a lot of women Wouldn’t want the cops or the courts involved though, and that’s their right.

  • Wow!

    Wow Sara! Your comments are so twisted it’s scary. First of all, if I had young adult daughters who had been drinking and wanted a ride to a party – I’d drive them. Would you rather they drink and drive? Sounds like this is a pretty reasonable mom we’re talking about. She couldn’t have had any idea of what was going to transpire that night. Second, the victim and her friends were invited to Stanford by a girlfriend who is a Stanford student. And an intention to hook up with Stanford guys? We don’t know anything about the victim. Maybe she has a boyfriend, maybe she is gay – you sure don’t know her intentions. And the victim is in her early twenties as were probably at least half of the other people at the party, so why the age-related comments? Just stupid.
    I do feel bad for Turner. He really screwed up and I’m really glad he’s not my son. But if he’s found guilty of raping an unconscious woman, then he does deserve what is facing him!
    Last – the idea of thanking Turner is shockingly absurd. If he wasn’t there, this young woman would have stayed with her friends, who would have taken care of her when she passed out. Your arguments here are all ridiculous. Seems like you have an axe to grind with the victim and her mom and a real need to defend Turner. I wonder what your relationship to these people is? You certainly don’t sound like a very kind and compassionate person – just an ignorant and hateful one.

  • Sherman Boyson

    She’s a troll. The only article her account has commented on is this one. Don’t feed the trolls.

  • A.

    Only if I can projectile vomit chewed up beans on your face. Maybe it might help you get a guy like Brock.

  • A.

    You’re an idiot. The woman who was raped by a drunk, underaged Brock Turner was not a child.

    Brock is 19. I wonder what he was doing drinking alcohol. Presumably at least she was acting legally, whereas he starting off breaking the law and it just snowballed. Poor Brock. It looks like his parents didn’t raise him right, huh?

  • k_i11

    I am currently dealing with a similar situation. In my case the girl was not taken to the hospital or anything of the sort. In fact she was dropped off at a party bus. I am about to stand trial. There were witnesses who said she was unconscious when we were seen in the distance together after I had been drinking quite a bit that day. When the police arrived she told them we were friends and nothing happened. Still I was charged 3 months later with the offense. The fact is this guy is barely out of High School. This is a very high crime he is facing and it’s one I honestly believe he did not mean to do. His case is unfortunate because they have all that is necessary to take him to trial and even convict. This case is rather interesting because it is one where the police followed all the proper protocol and it will set the precedent for cases like mine. It is my opinion that when these things happen on campuses it is a result of alcohol impairing the mind and judgement. You begin to think more instinctual than you to intellectual. I believe this is what happened to Brock. Also keep in mind that in these cases what you read in the media will never benefit the alleged suspect. At least it won’t intentionally. There are probably many details that help his case within his discovery file. If this case sees trial it will set the precedent in mainstream media to the outcome of what is known as “accidental rape.” A type of sexual assault that occurs when the accused truly the thinks the sexual acts exchanged are consensual. I haven’t had a single drink or even tried to get drunk since I was arrested for my charge. Alcohol is dangerous and these kids consuming it in large amounts on college campuses is even more dangerous. I will pray for Brock and his family. I can tell just from reading the articles over the case there is more than one victim in this case meaning Brock himself is probably feeling victimized after waking up with what I presume to be a memory lapse of the events which occurred and I can’t imagine what his family is feeling. I believe at the end of the day there is no true justice in cases like this and nobody wins. We need to stop looking at these young men as predators just because they are males. We need to see them as people who make mistakes and have the capacity to learn from them. If anyone knows Brock or can share this to him. Let him know to keep his head up. His character will show through this ordeal. This doesn’t make him a bad person. It makes him human, and he is just in a bad situation. I would say that he needs to get right with God and begin to help his community in anyway possible. At the end of the day no jury wants to send a good kid and a good son to prison. As far as the girl in this case. It is unfortunate she has to have gone through something like this. There was something that brought those two together though. When she met Brock she must have seen something in him she liked or trusted to go wandering off with him alone. I think she should consider that before aiding in ruining his life or having his career hopes diminished because he will have to register as a sex offender. If that happens it won’t bring her any more piece of mind knowing he can’t get employed or provide for his family. To wish that on anyone is malice and nothing good can come of it. I truly hope this sees a resolution that allows both of these individuals to go on with their lives.

  • Laura

    Hi,

    Can this be revisited? There’s no recent news about how this was handled anywhere and it’s a bit suspicious.

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