A California judge's decision to give former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner a six-month jail sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman has caused a national uproar.Now, court documents obtained by CNN shed new light on the disturbing assault and Turner's apparent history of alcohol abuse and sexually aggressive behavior.Just after 1 a.m. on January 18, 2015, law enforcement officers responded to a report of an unconscious female in a field near the Kappa Alpha fraternity house, according to a sentencing memo.
They found the victim on the ground, in a fetal position, behind a garbage dumpster. She was breathing but unresponsive. Her dress was pulled up to her waist. Her underwear was on the ground; her hair disheveled and covered with pine needles.
About 25 yards away, two men, passers-by, had pinned down and restrained a young man who was later identified as Turner."We found him on top of the girl!" one of the men said. Turner smelled of alcohol as he was handcuffed.One of the men later told authorities that Turner had been on top of the motionless woman.
They found the victim on the ground, in a fetal position, behind a garbage dumpster. She was breathing but unresponsive. Her dress was pulled up to her waist. Her underwear was on the ground; her hair disheveled and covered with pine needles.
About 25 yards away, two men, passers-by, had pinned down and restrained a young man who was later identified as Turner."We found him on top of the girl!" one of the men said. Turner smelled of alcohol as he was handcuffed.One of the men later told authorities that Turner had been on top of the motionless woman.