PALO ALTO (CBS SF) — Potential jurors in Santa Clara County are apparently refusing to serve in the courtroom of the judge who handed down a six-month sentence to a former Stanford University student convicted of sexual assault.
KPIX 5 reporter Len Ramirez confirmed Thursday that 20 jurors refused to serve in Judge Aaron Persky’s courtroom on Wednesday, citing the judge as a hardship.
The prospective jurors were there for an unrelated misdemeanor case involving a woman accused of receiving stolen goods.
Persky has faced intense scrutiny for sentencing Brock Turner to six months for sexually assaulting a woman outside a fraternity house. An attorney for the public defender’s office said Persky and his family have been receiving threatening phone calls. A recall effort has also been launched against the judge.
The prospective jurors were there for an unrelated misdemeanor case involving a woman accused of receiving stolen goods.
Persky has faced intense scrutiny for sentencing Brock Turner to six months for sexually assaulting a woman outside a fraternity house. An attorney for the public defender’s office said Persky and his family have been receiving threatening phone calls. A recall effort has also been launched against the judge.