Judge order light sentence for teacher rapist sparks protest
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Protesters want a Bollings, Montana judge to step down after reducing the sentence of a teacher to a light 30 days of jail time for the rape of a 14-year-old. State District Judge G. Todd Baugh, 71 said Cherise Morales seemed mature enough to understand, implying she was a willing participant in sexual intercourse with Stacey Dean Rambold, who was in his early 50s at the time of the rape. Prosecutors had asked for 20 years, with 10 years suspended for the felony.
At 16 Morales took her own life in Feb. of 2010 while the case was still unfolding. Judge Baugh said he should not have said he should not have said the victim appeared to be older than her age and has since apologized.
Protesters want a Bollings, Montana judge to step down after reducing the sentence of a teacher to a light 30 days of jail time for the rape of a 14-year-old. State District Judge G. Todd Baugh, 71 said Cherise Morales seemed mature enough to understand, implying she was a willing participant in sexual intercourse with Stacey Dean Rambold, who was in his early 50s at the time of the rape. Prosecutors had asked for 20 years, with 10 years suspended for the felony.
At 16 Morales took her own life in Feb. of 2010 while the case was still unfolding. Judge Baugh said he should not have said he should not have said the victim appeared to be older than her age and has since apologized.
