Turner, who is from Dayton, Ohio, was discovered raping his victim behind a dumpster outside of a fraternity house. He assaulted a 23-year-old woman he allegedly met at a campus party. The woman had no memory of the incident, and was reported to have a blood alcohol level 3 times the legal limit, according to New York Magazine.
The perpetrator was tackled by a group of students that witnessed him raping her, and handed him over to the police. He should have faced five different felony charges for this single crime: one count of raping an unconscious person, one count of raping an intoxicated person, two counts of sexual penetration with a foreign object, and one count of assault while attempting to commit rape.
Prosecutors recommended that Turner receive a six-year prison sentence.
However, Judge Aaron Persky determined that Turner's age and lack of criminal history warranted him a much shorter sentence.
"A prison sentence would have a severe impact on him," Persky said at Turner's sentencing on Thursday. "I think he will not be a danger to others."
Turner has voluntarily withdrawn from school and has been forbidden to enter the campus.
