Calif. Aims to Close Brock Turner Loophole

In response to the anger over the six-month jail term former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner received after sexually assaulting an unconscious woman, California lawmakers Monday passed legislation that would keep such a sentence from being handed down again. The current law calls for a mandatory prison term when a victim is forcibly raped or sexually assaulted—unless the victim was unconscious or very drunk and could not resist, Reuters reports. The new legislation closes that loophole. Had it been in place when Turner was sentenced, he would have faced a minimum of three years. The bill will be sent to Gov. Jerry Brown, who has not said whether he will sign it. Turner is scheduled to be released Friday after serving half of his sentence.