two stanford grad students were biking past and they say they saw turner on top of the unconscious woman, they say he took off when he saw them and they chased him down and held turner until police arrived. now turner who was a stanford student in a champion swimmer with olympic ambitions faced 14 years in prison but ultimately was only sentenced to six months in a county jail and probation. the decision that many found to be far too lenient and the santa clara district attorney releasing a statement this weekend which reads brock turner received a fair trial and was justly convicted. his conviction will be upheld. nothing can ever rollback the victim in the legacy of raising the world s awareness about sexual assault. turner s trial and sentencing sparked national outrage and drew attention to sexual assault on college campuses, rick. rick: as you referenced, will the judge s sentence in this drew a lot of heat. will: yeah, he got a lot of backlash across the country. we re talkin
show we ll take a closer look at the alabama senate race as new polls show republican roy moore in a virtual tie with democrat doug jones. leniency toward brock turner following his conviction for sexual assault sparked nationwide anger and condemnation. it sent the message don t bother to call the police because you will not get justice , and to potential perpetrators it sends a message don t worry, the courts will have your back. rick: that was then, now, the former stanford swimmer is trying to clear his record. we ll explain. plus, the president s son-in-law jared kushner in the spotlight regarding the russia investigation so what s his response to all of the media attention?
rick: his comments commas the white house looks to restart peace talks between israel and the palestinians. a former stanford swimmer convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman wants a new trial. attorneys for brock turner filing an appeal last week hoping to overturn his mandatory lifetime requirement to register as a sex offender. turner s case gained national attention when a judge sentenced him to just six months in jail. he served three of those months. will car is in los angeles. will what s the basis for turner s appeal? will: well rick his attorneys are basically saying they don t believe that turner got a fair trial and in fact, they say and i m quoting here that his trial was a detailed and lengthy set of lies, almost a third of their appeal focusing on how drunk the victim was the night of the assault. now she doesn t remember what happened that night but she did read a statement at the sentenc ing where she said, assault is not an accident. this happened
show we ll take a closer look at the alabama senate race as new polls show republican roy moore in a virtual tie with democrat doug jones. leniency toward brock turner following his conviction for sexual assault sparked nationwide anger and condemnation. it sent the message don t bother to call the police because you will not get justice , and to potential perpetrators it sends a message don t worry, the courts will have your back. rick: that was then, now, the former stanford swimmer is trying to clear his record. we ll explain. plus, the president s son-in-law jared kushner in the spotlight regarding the russia investigation so what s his response to all of the media attention? liberty mutual saved us almost eight hundred dollars when we switched our auto and home insurance. with liberty, we could afford a real babysitter instead of your brother. hey. oh. that s my robe. is it? you could save seven hundred eighty two dollars when liberty stands with you.
that at the right time. rick: his comments commas the white house looks to restart peace talks between israel and the palestinians. a former stanford swimmer convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman wants a new trial. attorneys for brock turner filing an appeal last week hoping to overturn his mandatory lifetime requirement to register as a sex offender. turner s case gained national attention when a judge sentenced him to just six months in jail. he served three of those months. will car is in los angeles. will what s the basis for turner s appeal? will: well rick his attorneys are basically saying they don t believe that turner got a fair trial and in fact, they say and i m quoting here that his trial was a detailed and lengthy set of lies, almost a third of their appeal focusing on how drunk the victim was the night of the assault. now she doesn t remember what happened that night but she did read a statement at the sentenc ing where she said, assault is not an a