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August 30, 2013

Protests in Montana After Teacher Sentenced to Just 30 Days for Raping Student 
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Protesters rallied outside a Montana courtroom calling for the
resignation of a judge over his handling of a case involving a high
school teacher who raped a 14-year-old student who later took her own
life. Prosecutors had a sought a 20-year prison term for the teacher,
but the judge, Todd Baugh, sentenced him to just 30 days in prison.
During the sentencing, the judge said the 14-year-old student was "older
than her chronological age" and that she was "as much in control of the
situation" as the teacher.

 

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