Sir Young, 20 year-old teacher, admitted to raping a
14 year-old girl in her own high school. The judge on the case could have
sentenced Young to at least 20 years in jail but instead decided only on a
45-day sentence. This extremely minimal sentence was backed up by the fact that
this girl was supposedly very promiscuous; reported as having three sex
partners and giving birth once. This is
causing a lot of controversy because the victim later killed herself and in
addition to his minimal jail time Young also is required to serve 250 hours of
community service at a rape crisis center. It is feared that because of this
case, rape victims will not feel comfortable stepping forward or even going to
centers when rapist themselves could be working there.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/05/justice/texas-rape-sentence/index.html?hpt=ju_c1
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