The father of a former Stanford student is worried his son will never again be "his happy go lucky self with that easy going personality" after he was convicted of sexual assault in March.

The father, Dan Turner, who read his statement in court, argued against imprisonment for his son, citing the hardships that had arisen, like loss of appetite. Brock Turner, 20, was then sentenced to six months in jail.

"Brock always enjoyed certain types of food and is a very good cook himself," Dan Turner said in the statement, which was tweeted by Stanford law professor Michele Dauber. "I was always excited to buy him a big ribeye steak to grill or get his favorite snack for him. I had to make sure to hide my favorite pretzels or chips because I knew they wouldn't be around long after Brock walked in from a long swim practice. Now he barely consumes any food and eats only to exist."

RAPE CULTURE: Brock Turner's dad is sad he only got "20 minutes of action" & doesn't even like eating steaks anymore pic.twitter.com/eQswM8Lb11 — Lauren Duca (@laurenduca) June 5, 2016

The case sparked outrage after Brock Turner was sentenced to six months of prison and probation following three felony convictions — two for sexually penetrating a person with a foreign object and one for assault with intent to commit rape of an intoxicated woman — for which he might have been sentenced to jail for 14 years.

Judge Aaron Persky, who presided over the case, levied what many have said is a light sentence after saying that prison would have a "severe impact" on the 20-year-old.

His victim, 23, also gave a statement in court that has now been read and shared millions of times across the internet.

“The seriousness of rape has to be communicated clearly; we should not create a culture that suggests we learn that rape is wrong through trial and error," she wrote. "The consequences of sexual assault needs to be severe enough that people feel enough fear to exercise good judgment even if they are drunk, severe enough to be preventative." Prosecutors had asked for a six-year prison sentence.

In his statement, Brock Turner's father tried to convince the court that his son could transform into a force for good.

"Brock can do so many positive things as a contributor to society," Dan Turner said. He continued, saying his son is "totally committed to educating other college age students about the danger of alcohol consumption and sexual promiscuity."

Many were stunned by what they saw as a tone-deaf statement.

#brockturner father: Son so depressed about paying for '20 minutes of action' he's struggling to enjoy his steak https://t.co/1boTeSNPFE — Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) June 6, 2016

"20 minutes of bad action"?! So when one pulls a trigger and kills someone that's just "1 second of bad action"? https://t.co/raWTubqSoE — Emily Ratajkowski (@emrata) June 5, 2016

This letter by father of the Stanford rapist is tour de force of self-centered entitlement: https://t.co/YEPxsWxqu9 pic.twitter.com/GDqC4fhPoA — Murtaza Hussain (@MazMHussain) June 5, 2016

That anger has also spilled over to Persky. More than 45,000 have signed an online petition to have him removed from the bench.

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