Brock Turner expected to be released from Santa Clara County Jail Friday

Brock Turner, the former Stanford University student and swimmer convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious and intoxicated woman in 2015, is expected to be released from the Santa Clara County Jail this Friday, September 2, after serving only half of his six-month sentence.

As the Associated Press reported in June, early releases are common for good behavior.

Back in January 2015, Turner was detained for the campus assault after two graduate students saw Turner and a woman behind a garbage bin. When the 19-year-old Turner tried to flee, the two students caught him and held him down until the police arrived and made the arrest. Turner was later charged and found guilty of three felony counts of sexual assault.

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2015 file photo, accompanied by his father Dan Turner, right, former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner appears in a Palo Alto, Calif., courtroom. Student-athletes at two elite universities face dramatically different consequences in cases involving sex crimes. Some have questioned why Brock Turner, who is white, received a far less severe sentence for a January 2015 assault than the one faced by former Vanderbilt football player Cory Batey, who is black. (Karl Mondon/San Jose Mercury News via AP, File) MAGS OUT; NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT less FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2015 file photo, accompanied by his father Dan Turner, right, former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner appears in a Palo Alto, Calif., courtroom. Student-athletes at two elite universities ... more Photo: Karl Mondon, Associated Press Photo: Karl Mondon, Associated Press Image 1 of / 13 Caption Close Brock Turner expected to be released from Santa Clara County Jail Friday 1 / 13 Back to Gallery

After presiding Judge Aaron Persky sentenced Turner to six months in jail and three years' probation, many decried the light punishment and called for Persky's removal.

"The punishment does not fit the crime," District Attorney Jeff Rosen said after the sentencing. "The predatory offender has failed to take responsibility, failed to show remorse and failed to tell the truth. The sentence does not factor in the true seriousness of this sexual assault, or the victim's ongoing trauma."

Earlier this month, Persky announced he would be transferring to civil court.

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