A former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner has released from jail on Friday whose six-month sentence for sexually assaulting unconscious women. Brock Turner walked out of the main entrance of the Santa Clara County jail and got into a white SUV. Turner 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. It prompted California lawmakers to pass a tougher sexual assault law and led to an effort to remove the judge from the bench. Turner was convicted of assaulting the young woman near a trash bin after they drank heavily at a fraternity party in January 2015. He plans to appeal.

California jail inmates with good behavior typically serve half their sentences. Ohio prison officials earlier this month agreed to take over supervision of Turner’s probation. Greene County Sheriff Gene Fischer said Turner has five days to register as a sex offender with his office in Xenia, Ohio, 15 miles east of Dayton. He will have to report to a probation officer for three years and must avoid alcohol and drugs during that time.

Turner will be required to register every three months in person at the sheriff’s office, reaffirming that he is still living with his parents, the sheriff said. Deputies also will check on Turner periodically and without warning to ensure he has not moved out without permission from authorities. Turner also is barred from parks, schools and other places where children are expected to gather.

 

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