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https://www.rawstory.com/bowen-turner-arrested/On Monday, The Daily Beast reported that Bowen Turner, an Orangeburg, South Carolina teenager whose unusually light sentence for rape caused outrage, is back in police custody following an alleged disorderly conduct incident at a bar.
Well-connected teen back in custody after being let off easy for rape
Matthew Chapman
On Monday, The Daily Beast reported that Bowen Turner, an Orangeburg, South Carolina teenager whose unusually light sentence for rape caused outrage, is back in police custody following an alleged disorderly conduct incident at a bar.
"Bowen Turner, 19, was taken into custody Sunday by the Orangeburg County Sheriffs Office, according to court records. He was charged with one count of public disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor," said the report, noting Turner also told a deputy he'd "bite [his] f**king finger off" if made to wear a mask. "The incident ... involved Turners alleged overconsumption of alcohol at an area bar. This, according to attorney Sarah Ford, who represents the families of two of Turners alleged victims, not only contravenes laws against underage drinking but almost certainly constitutes a serious violation of Turners admittedly light punishment."
As the report noted, Turner whose father is employed by a local prosecutor has escaped meaningful punishment for serious crimes.
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"Turner has been accused of raping three teenagers in three counties over two years, but has only been tried for one," said the report. "In one case, Turner allegedly raped a 17-year-old girl at a party in October 2018, six months after he was accused of rape by another teen. Turner was arrested in January 2019 and released on $10,000 bond. While he was under house arrest and awaiting trial, Turner left home more than 50 times to, among other things, play golf, go shopping at a car dealership out of state, and eat at a Columbia steakhouse."
Dustlawyer
(10,495 posts)He got a virtual free pass before, but now he is rubbing their nose in it. Sounds like real punishment for this entitled punk should be coming soon. It is the D.A.s butt on the line now!
CurtEastPoint
(18,652 posts)Demovictory9
(32,464 posts)NullTuples
(6,017 posts)Demovictory9
(32,464 posts)yonder
(9,668 posts)Blue Owl
(50,448 posts)Celerity
(43,451 posts)Chloe Bess, one Bowen Turner's three accusers, said she fled and hid behind a bush after the attack, as he searched for her screaming her name
Turner had also been charged with raping 18-year-old Dallas Stoller (above), but those charges were dropped after she took her own life last November
Demovictory9
(32,464 posts)StarryNite
(9,451 posts)He has to be locked up to be stopped.
Scrivener7
(50,957 posts)Get this bastard.
SoCalDavidS
(9,998 posts)And if TFG wins in '24, we can all look back fondly on the lack of accountability, and say...."Oh Well."
Celerity
(43,451 posts)markie
(22,756 posts)or son of a prosecutor "you can do anything you want"
Escurumbele
(3,401 posts)SoCalDavidS
(9,998 posts)LOL!!
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)Johnny2X2X
(19,078 posts)This monster deserves prison for the rest of his life.
Tommymac
(7,263 posts)And I'm the rare liberal who DOES support the ultimate penalty in cases of rape and egregious sadistic hate crimes that result in Death when the investigation and trials are administered in a fair and impartial way, and ALL legal appeals are exhausted.
Seem this white privileged waste of sperm and egg has both strikes against him.
Demovictory9
(32,464 posts)DailyMail.com recently revealed how Bowen's family had been contacting the parents of one of the girls who reported him, asking them to stop speaking publicly about her suicide because it was 'dampening his bright future'.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10798317/Accused-serial-rapist-Bowen-Turner-arrested-disorderly-conduct.html
wnylib
(21,512 posts)loudly and often, with photos of the deceased girl. I would make sure that everywhere he went, people knew. I would haunt him with her memory.
amywalk
(254 posts)multigraincracker
(32,702 posts)He is family.
Me.
(35,454 posts)LiberalFighter
(50,985 posts)Regardless it would appear the prosecutor is not fit to serve and needs to be removed.
I would suggest charging ethics violation and be disbarred.
Demovictory9
(32,464 posts)The defendants father (Walt Turner) is an investigator in the office of S.C. first circuit solicitor David Pascoe.
Hassler
(3,380 posts)BComplex
(8,058 posts)Hide and watch!
SouthBayDem
(32,037 posts)Demovictory9
(32,464 posts)Dr. Strange
(25,921 posts)People might confuse this guy with a rapist.
SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)That little boy needs a walk behind the woodshed with all of these young women's fathers. He'd never rape anyone again, guaranteed.
Just looking at his picture makes me want to slap the crap out of him.
And that one young lady killed herself? Someone needs to teach that little shit a lesson. His republican parents certainly aren't showing him any discipline.
Demovictory9
(32,464 posts)SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)they call a future in the State Penitentiary system "bright". Maybe they can get him a cell on the south side of the penitentiary where it would be a little brighter, I guess.
One look at that kid's face screams "lifetime in the state prison system". He doesn't look bright enough to live past 21. Some people have that aura about them, and his aura is pitch black.
Samrob
(4,298 posts)IronLionZion
(45,469 posts)flying_wahini
(6,617 posts)WhiskeyGrinder
(22,364 posts)Response to Demovictory9 (Original post)
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Jon King
(1,910 posts)Seriously? How many times do we see evidence come to light years later? How many times do we need to see DNA evidence reverse a case?
sarisataka
(18,683 posts)The two surprising things are-
a) it took so long for such a post
b) no one has advocated "a dose of his own medicine" when he gets to prison. Yet.
stopdiggin
(11,320 posts)Talitha
(6,598 posts)Escurumbele
(3,401 posts)Another example that "no one is above the law" and "the rule of law" are mythical, like Lawrence O'Donnell said last night.
live love laugh
(13,121 posts)live love laugh
(13,121 posts)Higherarky
(637 posts)lowlife!