brock allen turner was caught by two witnesses thrusting on top of the victim as she lay unconsciousind a dumpster. in a packed california court, the victim read aloud what the local prosecutor called the most eloquent, powerful, and compelling piece of victim advocacy that i've seen in my 20 years as a prosecutor. she began by recounting how she woke up in a hospital with pine needles in her hair, her -- and no idea what had happened to her. she said -- "you took away my worth, my privacy, my energy, my time, my intimacy, my confidence, my own voice, until today," she read, addressing her rapist directly. "you bought me a ticket to a planet where i lived by myself." she concluded her statement with a message to survivors everywhere. "on nights when you feel alone, i am with you. when people doubt you or dismiss you, i am with you. i fought every day for you. so never stop fighting, i believe you," she said. the survivor, who has not been named publicly, told the guardian she was overwhelmed and speechless at the support she had received. brock allen turner was convicted of three fel

before swimmer brock allen turner was sentenced to six months in jail for the sexual assault of a womant a campus party, his father complaining the verdict was a steep price to pay for 20 minutes of action. >> the dad said, it's 20 minutes for a lifetime of sentence. and, like, what do you think the woman had to deal with? >> reporter: but another letter was read in court that day. >> it was one of the most eloquent and articulate letters i've ever read. i don't think anything like it has ever been written. >> reporter: the victim reading 12 pages, her gaze locked in on turner. skewering her attacker for insisting the assault beside a frat house dumpster was consensual. outrage sweeping the stanford campus. online, nearly 6 million clicking on her letter on buzzfeed. many blasting the father and the judge. and the victim sending this text to the d.a. >> "i'm coming to you simply as a woman wanting to be heard. yes, there's plenty more i'd like to tell you about me. for now, i'm every woman." >> reporter: the probation department recommended that six-month sentence. now, turner is alread

as stanford swimmer brock allen turner was sentenced to six months in jail for the sexual assault ofn at a campus party, his father last week in court complaining would be "a steep price to pay for 20 minutes of action." >> he said it's a lifetime of sentence. what do you think the woman had to deal with? >> reporter: but it was another letter read in court that day. >> it was one of the most articulate laters i've ever read. i don't think there's anything been written like it. >> reporter: the victim reading the 12 pages, her gaze locked in on turner. saying, "i wanted to take off my body like a jacket and leave it at the hospital with everything else." skewering her attacker for outrage sweeping the stanford campus. online, nearly 6 million clicking on her letter on buzzfeed. many blasting the father and the judge. and tonight, the victim sending this text to the d.a. >> i'm coming to you simply as a woman wanting to be heard. yes there's plenty more i'd like to tell you about me. for now, i'm every woman. >> reporter: the probation department recommended that six-month sentence. n

the case has drawn comparisons to brock allen turner.tnesses caught him in the active raping an unconscious woman and he was sentenced to six months in prison. judge aaron persky is presiding over a similar case in which a latino man is due to be sentenced to a much harsher term for a similar crime. raul ramirezez -- faces three years in state prison under a deal overseen by judge persky. stanford professor who is overseeing an attempt to recall judge persky says the case vindicates concerns over the judge's bias. city, local, and federal officials gathered to unveil the stonewall in as the first national monument to lgbtq writes. was the site of a police raid that triggered an uprising and helped launch the modern-day gay-rights movement. new york city mayor bill de blasio thank to the obama administration for the historic designation. >> i want to report to you that the government got it right this time. something very good is happening today here in new york city. i want to say, on behalf of 8.5 million new yorkers, thank you, preside

to recall him after expressing concerning a longer prison term could have a severe impact on brock allen turner. at the request of prosecutors, persky has been removed from another case involving a male nurse accused of sexually assaulting an anesthetized patienent. to see our report on how moments before sentencing brock turner, judge persky dealt another light sentence to a domestic violence victim, go to democracynow.org. a cache of declassified documents has revealed new details about the cia's torture program. among other findings, the records show a prisoner who was waterboarded 83 times was likely willing to cooperate with interrogatorors before ththe torture. the account from medical personnel who helped with the first waterboarding of abu zubaydah deals a major blow to the cia's insistence it gained crucial informatation through torture. meanwhile, an afghan prisoner at guantanamo received a hearing before a review board tuesday after advocates say he went nine years without an attorneney. the group reprieve said haroon al-afghani, who has never been charged, has gone without an attorn

brock allen turner was found guilty of three felony counts of sexual assault after two witnesses caught him on top of the woman last year. but judge persky sentenced him to only six months in county jail, which will likely be reduced to three months under good behavior saying a longer , term could have a serious impact on him. in a letter published by palo alto weekly, the juror writes -- "we were unanimous in our finding of the defendant's guilt and our verdicts were marginalized based on your own personal opinion." a letter written by turner's victim has gone viral, drawing praise from prominent figures including vice president joe biden, who wrote to her in an open letter -- "i do not know your name -- but i will never forget you." and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the fbi investigation into the massacre thatng left 49 people dead at a gay club has taken a an unexpected twist. after evidence emerged that the gunman was a regular patron of the pulse nightclub. on monday, the morning fbi director ja

the case made national news this month when a judge sentenced the rapist brock allen turner to just sixths in jail despite being caught by two witnesses sexually assaulting an unconscious woman behind a dumpster. efforts are underway to recall judge aaron persky who quietly began a six-year term this week. brock turner's father fueled the outrage by complaining his son's life had been ruined for what he called "20 minutes of action." the victim wrote a powerful letter to her attacker which has been viewed more than 10 million times online. meanwhile, a report by the daily beast found that the rape was not an isolated event. according to data from the u.s. department of education, the -- stanford reported 26 rapes on campus in 2012, 2013, and 2014. that is a rape case every two weeks for three years. the actual number of rapes on campus is believed to be far higher since most go unreported. amy: but the problem is not just a stanford. we spend theest of the hour looking at groundbreaking documentary "the hunting ground," which examines the issue of sexual assault on college campuses acro

judge aaron persky said he was concerned a prison sentence wowould have a "sesevere impactn brock allen turner, who was convicted of three felony counts of sexual assault after being caught by two witnesses while on top of the woman. turner's victim wrote a powerful letter to her attacker which has been viewed more than five million times. turner's father fueled the outrage by complaining his son's life had been ruined for what he called "20 minutes of action." the survivor, who has not been named publicly, told the "guardian" monday she was overwhelmed and speechless at the support she had received. meanwhile, stanford university has finally released turner's original booking photo from the night of his arrest last year. up until now most media outlets , had been using a smiling yearbook photo of turner, rather than the mugshots that typically accompany stories of sexual assault and other crimes. in california, black lives matter activist jasmine richards faces up to four years in prison at her sentencing today after she was convicted of a rarely used statute in california law known up until

earlier this month, california judgdge aaron persky gavave stad swimmer brock allen turner a six-month jail sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman behind a dumpster. judge persky said he was concerned a longer prison sentence would have a severe impact on turner. the proposed legislation would make penalties for turner's offense a mandatory y minimum of three years in state pririson. in cortlandt, new york, activists known as the "montrose 9" headed to court yesterday for blocking the construction yard of the spectra energy gas pipeline in november. spectra energy's aim pipeline would run only hundreds of feet from the aging indian point nuclear power plant, sparking concerns that a pipeline break could cause a catastrophic nuclear disaster that would threaten new york city. in court on wednesday, activists pleaded the necessity defense, arguing their actions were necessary because of the thrhret of climate change. in michigan attorney general , , bill schuette e has sued the private water corporatioion veoa for fraud and negligence during the ongoing flint water contami