Texas Rep. Ted Poe read large portions of the Stanford victim's famous letter on the House floor on Capitol Hill Thursday morning. He demanded that an appeals court overturn Brock Turner's sentence.

Texas Rep. Ted Poe read large portions of the Stanford victim's famous letter on the House floor on Capitol Hill Thursday morning. He demanded that an appeals court overturn Brock Turner's sentence.

Turner, 20, was convicted on three counts of sexual assault last week, and Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky sentenced him to just six months in county jail and probation, saying that a longer sentence in prison would "severely impact" the college swimmer's life.

Turner has appealed his case.

A letter read aloud by the victim to her assailant during the trial has been read by millions of people across the world since BuzzFeed News published it on Friday.

On Monday, CNN anchor Ashleigh Banfield read the full letter on air, drawing even wider attention.

In remarks provided to BuzzFeed News, the Republican congressman read long excerpts from the letter aloud in the House, demanded the Court of Appeals overturn Turner's lenient sentence, and asked for the people of California to oust Judge Persky.

"Mr. Speaker, I was a criminal court judge and prosecutor for 30 years, this judge got it wrong," Poe's prepared remarks read.

"The judge should be removed from the bench," Poe told BuzzFeed News following his speech Thursday. "The people of California have the ability to do so, and they should."

Poe also said he is "glad this arrogant defendant has appealed his case," adding that this appeal will give the court an opportunity to give the former Stanford swimmer a harsher sentence.

"The appeals court must make this right and overturn this pathetic sentence," Rep. Poe said.

Poe, a former judge himself, has worked with victims of sexual assault in the past. He is currently the chair of the Congressional Victims' Rights Caucus and helped Texas pass registration of sex offenders.

"As a country, we must change our mentality and make sure that our young people recognize sexual assault and rape for the heinous crimes that they are," Poe said near the end of his speech.

"As a grandfather, I want to know that my granddaughters are growing up in a society that has zero tolerance for this crime," he continued. "No means no."