Stanford rapist Brock Turner has been released from jail - and reunited with the father who dismissed his crime as '20 minutes of action'.

The convicted pervert emerged from San Jose’s Main Jail South at 6.09am Pacific Time and shortly afterwards met his father and mother at a nearby hotel.

A sole protester shouted 'loser' as he walked the 10 yards from the main door to a waiting car.

Turner, who celebrated his 21st birthday in jail at the start of last month, was being met by his parents Dan and Carleen, who flew in from their home near Dayton, Ohio, to collect him.

The family are now traveling back to Ohio, where Turner will serve his three-year probation term, having successfully applied to have it transferred from California to his home state.

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Family affair: Brock Turner was met after he left prison by his mother Carleen and father Dan. He will live with them outside Dayton, Ohio, and be supervised by probation officers

Wait till I get you home: Dan Turner had spoken up for his rapist son in a letter which fueled outrage about the sentence

Downcast: Turner, who turned 21 behind bars, said nothing as he left the county jail

Freedom: At 6.09am Brock Turner was released from jail in Sam Jose. A sole protester shouted 'loser'

Guarded: Jail staff were in attendance as well as sheriff's deputies as Brock Turner emerged from his sentence, which was widely condemned as lenient

Eyes down: Shamed rapist Brock Turner walked out dressed smartly in penny loafers, dress shirt and carrying a blazer under his arm.

Walk of shame: Brock Turner on the brink of crossing the threshold of the county jail

On his way: After just three months, Brock Turner walked out of San Jose's Main Jail South at 6.09am. He said nothing and showed no sign of repentance

Out: Rapist Brock Turner walked free at 6.09am Pacific Time as a single protester shouted 'loser'

Turner must check in with his new probation officer within 72 hours of his release — or face being forced back to Santa Clara County to complete probation there.

'It's safe to say that he will be out of [California] as soon as he can,' a source at the Santa Clara County Probation Department told DailyMail.com.

'If he doesn’t check in with his probation officer [in Ohio] within 72 hours, then he has to check in with us, which would mean him spending the next three years here.'

The Turner case sparked outrage after the 21-year-old's 'lenient' sentence was made public.

Currently, California law metes out harsher punishment in cases where the victim was conscious - although campaigners are now advocating a change in the law.

Among them is Santa Clara sheriff Laurie Smith who on Friday morning told media that probation is 'not a fair sentence for anyone convicted of a sexual assault felony'.

She added: 'As the Sheriff of Santa Clara County and a mother, I believe the interests of justice are best served by ensuring sexual predators are sent to prison as punishment for their crimes.'

Jeffrey Rosen, the county district attorney, also echoed the call saying that if the law was changed a similar case would see a state prison rather than county jail sentence for the rapist.

'If we had our way, Brock Turner would be in state prison serving a six year sentence, not going home,' he said in a statement issued after the release.

'However, our focus today is on a bill that will require a state prison sentence, not probation, for anyone convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious person.

'With the Governor’s signature, the next Brock Turner will go to prison.'

Armed: Protesters carrying placards are pictured outside the home Brock Turner will live with his parents

Angry: Men and women gathered outside the home in Ohio, where Turner will serve his three-year probation

'We don't forgive, we don't forget, expect us': Protesters wrote on the road at the Ohio home in chalk

Protest: Men and women carry placards outside the home where Turner will live with his parents

Sending a message: A chalk message on the road reads 'Rapist' and an arrow points towards the home

Turner will also have to visit the Greene County Sheriff’s Office in Xenia within five days of his return to Ohio to be photographed, finger-printed and to sign the state's sex offender's register.

Once signed, the 21-year-old will remain on the list for life — and will never be allowed to live near schools or work with children.

Other restrictions include asking permission to travel out of state, keeping authorities informed of his address and submitting to regular visits from law enforcement.

Neighbors will also be given flyers featuring Turner's picture advising them that a convicted sex offender is living on their street.

During his probation period, Turner will have to undergo drug and alcohol counseling, be subjected to random chemical testing and be banned from possessing firearms.

Authorities in Ohio have said the convicted rapist will be treated 'like every other sex offender that comes through the doors,' with Greene County Sheriff Gene Fischer insisting that there is no chance he will get any sort of special treatment.

'We’re not treating him with kid gloves,' Fischer told the Dayton Daily News on Thursday. 'We’re going to treat him like every other sex offender that comes through the doors.'

Aftermath: This was Brock Turner photographed after his arrest in an image obtained by NBC's Today show

Abrasions: Pictures obtained by NBC's Today show revealed how Turner had abrasions on the front and back of his right hand and dirt on his face

Ready to walk: Brock Turner makes his way towards the exit from the jail, where he had spent much of the last three months. He began the sentence in another correctional facility

Supervised: Brock Turner is now free but will be on probation for three years and a registered sex offender for the rest of his life

Short walk to freedom: A white SUV was waiting for Turner to take him away from the jail

Turner, a former champion swimmer, was convicted in June of sexually assaulting a 23-year-old woman during a party at the Kappa Alpha frat house on Stanford's Palo Alto campus.

The victim, who has not been named, was unconscious at the time — although Turner claimed in court that she had appeared 'satisfied' with their interaction.

Two passing Swedish students spotted Turner on top of the victim, who had and still has a serious boyfriend, chased him and wrestled him to the ground — holding him there until the cops arrived.

Photographs obtained by NBC's Today show and broadcast on Friday morning show how he had abrasions on his hands and his face when he was arrested.

A supporting letter from Turner's father, in which the rape was dismissed as '20 minutes of action,' later sparked outrage after being read out in court — as did others portraying the pervert as a victim of campus drinking culture.

In reality, Turner was no stranger to drugs and alcohol and only confessed to heavy boozing and dabbling with LSD after probation officers told him that text messages exposing his lies had been made public.

Anger: Santa Clara sheriff Laurie Smith told media that probation is 'not a fair sentence for anyone convicted of a sexual assault felony'.

Call: Sheriff Laurie Smith renewed her calls for tougher rape sentences wit this letter to California's governor

HOW DAN TURNER EXCUSED HIS 'SHATTERED' SON'S CRIME IN LETTER TO JUDGE A letter from Dan Turner to the judge sentencing his rapist son was part of a campaign his family launched to keep the swimmer out of jail. Turner wrote: ' These verdicts have broken and shattered him and our family in so many ways. His life will never be the one that he dreamed about and worked so hard to achieve. That is a steep price to pay for 20 minutes of action out of his 20 plus years of life. The fact that he now has to register as a sexual offender for the rest of his life forever alters where he can live, visit, work, and how he will be able to interact with people and organizations. What I know as his father is that incarceration is not the appropriate punishment for Brock. He has no prior criminal history and has never been violent to anyone including his actions on the night of Jan 17th 2015. Brock can do so many positive things as a contributor to society and is totally committed to educating other college age students about the dangers of alcohol consumption and sexual promiscuity. By having people like Brock educate others on college campuses is how society can begin to break the cycle of binge drinking and its unfortunate results. Probation is the best answer for Brock in this situation and allows him to give back to society in a net positive way.' Advertisement

As a result, additional conditions pertaining to drugs and alcohol have been added to the terms of his probation — with the convicted rapist facing another trip to court and a possible jail term if found to be drinking or taking illegal substances.

Turner, who began his jail sentence on June 2, has spent most of his time inside at the 674-bed Main Jail South in San Jose, California.

His first month behind bars was spent four miles away at the Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas, which accommodates detainees in barracks and a sprawling tent city.

However, due to the nature of his crimes, Turner was kept away from the general population and was eventually transferred to the more modern Main Jail.

Sources at Elmwood told DailyMail.com that the transfer took place after he was put into protective custody, a status usually reserved for pedophiles and those at risk of harm from other inmates.

'They had to move him because he’s a PC [protective custody], said a guard, who asked not to be named, to this website.

'The guy messed up but he’s privileged, so… In the end, he wasn’t [at Elmwood] for very long — they moved him [to Main Jail] two months ago.'

Main Jail South, which opened in 1956, features tiered cells spread over several floors with each inmate held in an open-style room fronted with bars.

As at Elmwood, criminals are given three meals a day — cooked by other inmates — and can attend classes if they wish to.

However, Santa Clara County officials were at pains to point out that Turner received no special treatment — apart from having his letters held for him instead of delivered.

Lt. Joe Jensen, a spokesman for the Santa Clara County Sheriff, told an ABC News affiliate that the disgraced swimmer had been deluged with hate mail during his first month behind bars.

'He got several hate mail early in his sentence,' said Jensen. 'He told us he didn't want to receive any more mail. So we kept his mail.'

She also told Crime Watch Daily that during his time in jail, Turner shared his cell with another inmate - who was also part of the protected custody program.

The cell, a plain gray-painted room, included a set of iron bunk beds and had bars instead of doors to enable guards to keep an eye on him.

According to Smith, Turner endured 'a tough regime' in Main Jail South but added she 'did not hear of him having any problems while he was here'.

However, Jensen, who told DailyMail.com that Turner had not been given the option of leaving jail via a back entrance to avoid protesters angry at his 'lenient' sentence, said the ex-student would be given the letters regardless once he returns to Ohio.

According to Fischer, Turner will also receive regular visits from law enforcement — and threatened to 'pop in unannounced' every few months.

'We will go down to his house where he is living to confirm he is living there,' he said. 'We will pop in unannounced from time to time to make sure he’s living where he says he’s living.'

Turner, who will live at his parents' Bellfield home for the next three years, is now planning to appeal his sentence in the hope of having his name removed from the sex offender’s register.