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SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) A Southern California judge is being publicly admonished for saying a rape victim "didn't put up a fight" during her assault and that if someone doesn't want sexual intercourse, the body "will not permit that to happen."
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The judge ultimately apologized and stated his comments were inappropriate, but DEFENDED himself by indicating he was in an argument with a prosecutor who was looking to max a defendant's sentence for an especially brutal crime.
Johnson made the comments in the case of a man who threatened to mutilate the face and genitals of his ex-girlfriend with a heated screwdriver, beat her with a metal baton and made other violent threats before committing rape, forced oral copulation, and other crimes.
The judge gave the man 6 years instead of the 16 the prosecutor wanted:
Johnson said he believed the prosecutor's request of a 16-year sentence was not authorized by law. Johnson sentenced the rapist to six years instead, saying that's what the case was "worth."
I think we have several issues here-one leads to the all too familiar archaic belief that women can shut down a rape and prevent intercourse...like the vagina has a trap door or something.
I bet an intrepid reporter could start digging around into this judge's past and find a little history related to this subject. JMVHO
http://news.yahoo.com/calif-judge-says-victims-body-prevent-rape-023033459.html