Voters Recall Aaron Persky, Judge Who Sentenced Brock Turner

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June 6th, 2018

Judge Aaron Persky poses for a photo with a sign opposing his recall in Los Altos Hills, Calif., on May 15. Voters in Santa Clara County are deciding Tuesday whether to remove Persky from office because he sentenced a former Stanford University swimmer convicted of sexual assault to a short jail sentence instead of prison.

Jeff Chiu / AP

Updated at 3 a.m. ET

The California judge who prompted a national outcry after handing former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner a six-month sentence for sexual assault has been recalled by voters in Santa Clara County.

With 43 percent of county precincts reporting, 59 percent of voters favored the recall of Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky, 41 percent opposed the recall, according to The Associated Press, who called the vote early Wednesday.

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