Party Culture, Binge Drinking, & Related Risks: How to talk to your teens about the Brock Turner Case

“I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him.”  -Galileo Galilei

Acknowledgements Jennifer Holmes – Carmel Women’s Club Principals/Heads of School/Deans of Students Panelists Welcome school representatives to introduce themselves

Ed Hazel Clare Mounteer Gary Rodriguez Managing Deputy District Attorney County of Monterey Sexual Assault Unit Clare Mounteer Executive Director Monterey County Rape Crisis Center Gary Rodriguez Health Promotion and Prevention Specialist CSUMB Show of hands for G/B/Both

People v. Turner (2015) Brock Turner 19 years old Swim scholarship at Stanford, attended Kappa Alpha party Estimated Blood Alcohol Level .171% 2 Swedish graduate students found on top of unconscious woman behind dumpster - “What the f--- are you doing? She’s unconscious!” Fled when approached by the Swedish students DNA under Turner’s nails, “did resemble blood” 3 counts federal sexual assault History of drug use (LSD, ecstasy, marijuana extracts, & excessive alcohol) 2014 arrest on campus for possession of alcohol while under legal age. Banned from USA Swimming (& therefore Olympics) Banned from Stanford campus Withdrew before campus disciplinary hearings Father’s letter to judge “steep price to pay for 20 minutes of action” Judicial discretion permitted (prosecution asked for 6 years in federal prison) Served 3 months in Santa Clara County jail; released Sep. 2, 2016

People v. Turner (2015) Emily Doe 22 years old Not a Stanford student, attended Kappa Alpha party Estimated Blood Alcohol Level .22% Shortly before 1 am, phoned boyfriend on cell phone, “almost entirely incomprehensible” juror cited as evidence of inability to give consent Discovered unconscious, underneath Turner, by Swedish students approx 1 am Deputy Sheriff described her as unconscious and not responding to shouting and shoulder shaking until 4:15 Did not respond to paramedic “shake & shout test,” opened eyes when nail beds pinched Vomited at scene and was able to cough and spit 11 out of 15 on Glasgow Coma Scale Woke with dried blood on her hands and elbows Abrasions, “significant trauma,” including “penetrating trauma” Unable to continue her full time job Victim’s Impact Statement went viral, read in Congress

People v. Turner (2015) Public Impact Her statement was shared over 11 million times in 4 days on social media Bipartisan group of 18 members of House read statement on floor Vice President Biden wrote open letter to Doe Vilifying language targeted at Turner, Doe, & Judge Persky Stanford Law Professor Michele Aubrey led recall effort against Judge Aaron Persky Judge Persky requested to be moved to civil court CA Legislature passed bills creating mandatory minimum if: With digits and not only penile Of person unconscious or unable to give consent versus only by force Stanford changed hard alcohol policy

Alcohol & Greek Life at Stanford Stanford’s policy change removes all hard alcohol from parties in dorms or common areas container size must not exceed 750ml (bottle of wine) Unlimited number of containers Undergraduate woman going to fraternity house once per month increases likelihood of sexual assault by 38% (federal study) Sororities are generally dry, therefore they co-host at fraternities Policy increases alcohol consumption at pre- or between-parties Policy provides no change in policing of fraternity behavior Refers to Interview with Michele Dauber, Stanford Law Professor on Here And Now 30 August 2016