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Demovictory9

(32,464 posts)
Tue May 10, 2022, 02:03 PM May 2022

Well-connected teen back in custody after being let off easy for rape

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 Sheriff’s 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 Turner’s alleged overconsumption of alcohol at an area bar. This, according to attorney Sarah Ford, who represents the families of two of Turner’s alleged victims, not only contravenes laws against underage drinking but almost certainly constitutes a serious violation of Turner’s 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."




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Well-connected teen back in custody after being let off easy for rape (Original Post) Demovictory9 May 2022 OP
I would hope he is finally about to learn what happens to regular folk in the justice system. Dustlawyer May 2022 #1
gag CurtEastPoint May 2022 #2
He is thinking "do you know who my dad is?" Demovictory9 May 2022 #4
Love the reply, "Why, did your mother not tell you" when someone uses that line... NullTuples May 2022 #13
lol Demovictory9 May 2022 #41
That's the "you don't know who my dad is, do you?" look. yonder May 2022 #7
That smug, ugly fuck just rose to the top of this week's most punchable faces Blue Owl May 2022 #45
Pastor's daughter, 19, tells of her terror after South Carolina 'serial rapist' sexually assaulted Celerity May 2022 #3
Serial rapist Demovictory9 May 2022 #5
Yes, he will not stop on his own. StarryNite May 2022 #25
The charges were dropped after she took her own life. Scrivener7 May 2022 #46
THIS Is What Happens Without Accountability SoCalDavidS May 2022 #6
Trump's motto: If you want 'em, rape 'em. Celerity May 2022 #8
when you're a celebrity markie May 2022 #16
How about if we stop saying trump will win in 2024? He will be in jail by then. Escurumbele May 2022 #37
He'll Be In Jail?? SoCalDavidS May 2022 #38
Another narcissistic POS. Thomas Hurt May 2022 #9
DIsgusting Johnny2X2X May 2022 #10
He deserves the same pain he inflicted on those poor women. Tommymac May 2022 #18
instead his family is asking the suicide victim's family to stop talking and 'dampening his bright Demovictory9 May 2022 #23
That would inspire me to publicize it everywhere, wnylib May 2022 #32
I would put up as many billboards as I could afford if it was my daughter. amywalk May 2022 #42
"Professional Courtesy" multigraincracker May 2022 #11
In What Capacity Is The Father Employed BY Local Prosecutor Me. May 2022 #12
I would like to know too. LiberalFighter May 2022 #21
The defendant's father (Walt Turner) is an investigator in the office of S.C. first circuit solicito Demovictory9 May 2022 #24
.... Me. May 2022 #43
All he needs is the Kavanaugh defense and he'll get off again. Hassler May 2022 #14
Just what I was thinking! The republicans will put this POS on the supreme court. BComplex May 2022 #15
Is Brock Turner related? Nt SouthBayDem May 2022 #17
no Demovictory9 May 2022 #19
How unfortunate to have such a similar name. Dr. Strange May 2022 #20
"Affluenza" strikes again. SergeStorms May 2022 #22
sshhhhh. rapist's parents say talk of the suicide is "dampening his bright future" Demovictory9 May 2022 #27
That kid doesn't have a bright future, unless.... SergeStorms May 2022 #31
Be careful what you say. He could become a SCOTUS appointee in the future. nt Samrob May 2022 #26
It's like they're encouraging him to do more of it IronLionZion May 2022 #28
Maybe he is still young enough to learn a lesson the Hard way. flying_wahini May 2022 #29
It's almost like the justice system isn't really about justice. WhiskeyGrinder May 2022 #30
Post removed Post removed May 2022 #33
This may be the worst post ever on DU. Jon King May 2022 #35
There have been worse sarisataka May 2022 #48
Not really all that far removed from the Taliban ... -(nt)- stopdiggin May 2022 #44
Invited to MAGA-Lardo in 3...2...1.... Talitha May 2022 #34
A Supreme Court Judge in the making.... Escurumbele May 2022 #36
✔️ live love laugh May 2022 #39
Bet they line up the judges in his favor again. live love laugh May 2022 #40
What a Higherarky May 2022 #47

Dustlawyer

(10,495 posts)
1. I would hope he is finally about to learn what happens to regular folk in the justice system.
Tue May 10, 2022, 02:09 PM
May 2022

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!

Celerity

(43,451 posts)
3. Pastor's daughter, 19, tells of her terror after South Carolina 'serial rapist' sexually assaulted
Tue May 10, 2022, 02:18 PM
May 2022
her at a party and reveals how she fled afterwards and hid from him behind a bush



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

SoCalDavidS

(9,998 posts)
6. THIS Is What Happens Without Accountability
Tue May 10, 2022, 02:19 PM
May 2022

And if TFG wins in '24, we can all look back fondly on the lack of accountability, and say...."Oh Well."

Tommymac

(7,263 posts)
18. He deserves the same pain he inflicted on those poor women.
Tue May 10, 2022, 03:47 PM
May 2022

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)
23. instead his family is asking the suicide victim's family to stop talking and 'dampening his bright
Tue May 10, 2022, 04:09 PM
May 2022

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)
32. That would inspire me to publicize it everywhere,
Tue May 10, 2022, 04:39 PM
May 2022

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.

LiberalFighter

(50,985 posts)
21. I would like to know too.
Tue May 10, 2022, 04:04 PM
May 2022

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)
24. The defendant's father (Walt Turner) is an investigator in the office of S.C. first circuit solicito
Tue May 10, 2022, 04:12 PM
May 2022

The defendant’s father (Walt Turner) is an investigator in the office of S.C. first circuit solicitor David Pascoe.

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)
22. "Affluenza" strikes again.
Tue May 10, 2022, 04:09 PM
May 2022

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.

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)
31. That kid doesn't have a bright future, unless....
Tue May 10, 2022, 04:30 PM
May 2022

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.

Response to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Jon King

(1,910 posts)
35. This may be the worst post ever on DU.
Tue May 10, 2022, 05:03 PM
May 2022

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)
48. There have been worse
Wed May 11, 2022, 01:54 PM
May 2022

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.

Escurumbele

(3,401 posts)
36. A Supreme Court Judge in the making....
Tue May 10, 2022, 05:04 PM
May 2022

Another example that "no one is above the law" and "the rule of law" are mythical, like Lawrence O'Donnell said last night.

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