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Facing Pressure, Brock Turner's Judge Seeking Donations

Judge Aaron Persky, who gained notoriety for controversially sentencing Brock Turner to six months jail time for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman, has launched a website soliciting donations to help him retain his seat on the bench. So reports The New York Daily News.

Persky launched the site, Retain Judge Persky, in response to public pressure and a petition to have him recalled. He raised $3,600, while a competing effort has raised more than $100,000. Turner, a former Stanford swimmer, was sentenced to six months in jail, but was released after three.

Persky does not yet face an official recall election and recently won his seat uncontested.

Read the full article from The New York Daily News.

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