Stanford rapist Brock Turner lied about being new to the party scene. In prosecutor Alaleh Kiancerci’s sentencing memo, obtained by San Jose Mercury News, the 20-year-old student and swimmer’s explosive partying past is revealed.
According to text messages and videos found on Turner’s cellphone, the Ohio native was well versed in drugs and alcohol during his high school days. As previously reported, in Turner’s statement to Judge Aaron Persky, he blamed his actions on Stanford’s “party culture,” noting, “coming from a small town in Ohio, I had never really experienced celebrating or partying that involved alcohol.”
Turns out, Turner raged back in high school.
The memo notes that there was “video depicting the defendant smoking from a bong and drinking out of a bottle of liquor immediately after taking a ‘bong hit,’” and that he once “sent a message to [a friend] that stated, ‘Do you think I could buy some wax so we could do some dabs?’” Dabs, according to the memo, “are a highly concentrated potent form of marijuana that is a THC [tetrahydrocannabinol] concentrated mass.”
There were also text messages referencing “doing acid or trying to find a 'hookup' to purchase acid both in high school and while at Stanford.”
On December 24, 2014, Turner was sent a text message that read, “I’ve got a hankerin for a good acid trip when we get back.” Turner responded, "I'm down for sure.” On July 25, 2014, Turner then bragged to a friend about doing acid and about “candy flipping.” According to the document, candy flipping is when a person ingests both LSD and MDMA together.
The disgraced swimmer was convicted on three felony counts of sexual assault after raping an unconscious 23-year-old woman during a party on campus. Judge Persky sentenced him to six months at Santa Clara County Jail, a sentence many criticized as being too light. On Thursday, June 9, the Associated Press revealed that Turner will only serve three months.
After reading a powerful statement in court recalling the horrific event, the victim revealed on Wednesday, June 8, she’s choosing to stay anonymous to make a statement.
"I remain anonymous, yes to protect my identity. But it is also a statement that all of these people are fighting for someone they don't know. That's the beauty of it," her message given to San Francisco’s KTVU Fox 2 read. "I don't need labels, categories, to prove I am worthy of respect, to prove that I should be listened to. I am coming out to you as simply a woman wanting to be heard. Yes, there is plenty more I'd like to tell you about me. For now, I am every woman."