In 2018, voters in Santa Clara County asked for the recall of the California judge, Aaron Persky, who caused a nationwide uproar by giving former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner a six-month sentence for $exual assault.
An election was called all of a sudden where 43 percent of the county voted, 59 percent of voters supported the recall of Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky, while 41 percent opposed it. In 86 years, Persky was the first judge in California to be summoned back.
The campaign to remove Persky from his position was spearheaded by women who were angered by Turner’s light sentencing and said he was unsuitable to serve out the remaining four years of his sentence. A recall, according to Persky’s supporters, would jeopardize judicial independence and might unintentionally result in heavier terms for criminals with considerably less privilege.
I wonder, was the judge that gave him that lite sentence ever removed from the bench? 🤔
— I.Loves.pocky (@LovesPocky) August 19, 2022
After the successful completion of the campaign, Mr. Persky applied for the position of junior varsity girls’ tennis coach during the summer and was hired after passing a background check that included a fingerprint scan in 2019. He attended multiple tennis coaching clinics for kids and has a good rating from the United States Tennis Association, making him a qualified applicant for the job.
However, he was removed from this job as well. Change.org started a petition that day demanding that Mr. Persky be fired from his new position and accusing school administrators of explicitly and knowingly permitting rape culture to prevail. Hence, the district announced that he was fired from Lynbrook High School in San Jose.
In 2022, judge Aaron Persky is living his own life away from the media light. Twitter rememberers him time and again, wanting to know his whereabouts but all in vain.
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