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Montana judge criticized for 31-day sentence for ex-teacher who raped teen
Source: Reuters
Montana judge criticized for 31-day sentence for ex-teacher who raped teen
By Laura Zuckerman
Wed Aug 28, 2013 8:01pm EDT
(Reuters) - A prominent women's rights group criticized a Montana judge on Wednesday for handing down only a one-month sentence for a former teacher convicted of raping a 14-year-old student, whom the judge said seemed older than her age.
State District Judge G. Todd Baugh sentenced the teacher to 15 years in jail on Monday, then suspended all but 31 days of that term for the 2007 rape of Cherice Moralez, who killed herself in 2010, legal documents show. He also received credit for one day served.
In sentencing 54-year-old Stacey Rambold, the judge ignored a recommendation by prosecutors for a 20-year term with half of it suspended. Baugh described the girl as a troubled youth who "was probably as much in control of the situation" as was Rambold.
"We think the sentence is a travesty," said Marian Bradley, president of the state chapter of the National Organization for Women, adding that the group was seeking his resignation.
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By Laura Zuckerman
Wed Aug 28, 2013 8:01pm EDT
(Reuters) - A prominent women's rights group criticized a Montana judge on Wednesday for handing down only a one-month sentence for a former teacher convicted of raping a 14-year-old student, whom the judge said seemed older than her age.
State District Judge G. Todd Baugh sentenced the teacher to 15 years in jail on Monday, then suspended all but 31 days of that term for the 2007 rape of Cherice Moralez, who killed herself in 2010, legal documents show. He also received credit for one day served.
In sentencing 54-year-old Stacey Rambold, the judge ignored a recommendation by prosecutors for a 20-year term with half of it suspended. Baugh described the girl as a troubled youth who "was probably as much in control of the situation" as was Rambold.
"We think the sentence is a travesty," said Marian Bradley, president of the state chapter of the National Organization for Women, adding that the group was seeking his resignation.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/29/us-usa-montana-rape-idUSBRE97S00020130829
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