stop the judge from holding court, even if the seats were empty. as many of you may have heard, we re not actually going to have a hearing today. reporter: it was a highly anticipated hearing. a do-over for judge baugh who touched off a firestorm last week. cherise was 14 when she was raped by her teacher. she committed suicide before the teacher went to trial. at the sentencing the judge gave him just 30 days in jail saying cherise seemed older than her chronological age. protests sprang up across montana and judge baugh was portrayed in social media as a victim blamer. days after the controversial sentence, the judge said he made a mistake and should have sentenced the teacher to at least two years for child rape. he called the hearing and while it was canceled, the judge seemed to want to still set the record straight. and then handed it over to the
a national firestorm last week in a child rape case. cherise moralez was 14 when she raped by stacey rambold, and she committed suicide before he went to trial. the judge gave rambold 30 days in jail saying the victim seemed older than her chronological age. protests sprung up across montana and the judge was viewed as a victim blamer. days after the controversial sentence the judge said he made a mistake and should have sentenced the teacher to at least two years for child rape. while it was canceled, the judge seemed to want to still set the record straight. and then handed it over to the state supreme court where the case has been appealed, ending judge baugh s connection to this chase. that s about all i ve got to say. thank god i don t have to deal with him anymore. because i don t think he s really in touch. reporter: auleia hanlon