CRESCENT CITY, Calif. (AP) – A California prosecutor says a man convicted of raping a relative received a sentence that is too lenient, comparing the monthslong jail term to the case of former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner.
A judge sentenced 20-year-old Nolan Bruder last week to 240 days in jail and three years’ probation for drugging and raping a family member on July 11 in Crescent City, The Los Angeles Times reported Friday (https://tinyurl.com/ycbmvf4x ). Bruder will likely serve half his term because of California sentencing laws.
Bruder admitted to smoking potent marijuana concentrate with the victim, who said no when he asked to have sex with her. She testified that she became so impaired that she didn’t recognize Bruder when she ultimately relented to having sex.
“Eventually it got to the point where I couldn’t say no anymore, like, I didn’t know how to, so I ended up having sex with him,” the victim told investigators.
Del Norte County probation officials recommended a six-year prison sentence because Bruder “showed no real remorse and seemed smug,” they wrote in a report to the judge.