Illinois judge who reversed rape conviction removed from bench after panel finds he circumvented law

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Illinois judge who reversed rape conviction removed from bench after panel finds he circumvented law
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An Illinois judge who sparked outrage by reversing a man’s rape conviction involving a 16-year-old girl has been removed from the bench after a judicial oversight body found he circumvented the law and engaged in misconduct.

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Wow, this is so much like the Brock Allan Turner case. Straight to victim-blaming and dismissing the damage caused by the perpetrator. "It's not his fault. The parents didn't stop them from swimming in a pool together."

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