CALIFORNIA-RAPE/(01 of25)
Open Image ModalProtesters hold signs to raise awareness of sexual assault on campus in the wake of the national attention brought by the Stanford rape case at the Stanford University commencement ceremony in Palo Alto, California, U.S. June 12, 2016. The case made national headlines after the judge handed down what many considered to be a particularly light sentence. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage (credit:Elijah Nouvelage / Reuters)
CALIFORNIA-RAPE/(02 of25)
Open Image ModalFilmmaker Ken Burns speaks at the Stanford University commencement ceremony in Palo Alto, California, U.S. June 12, 2016. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage (credit:Elijah Nouvelage / Reuters)
CALIFORNIA-RAPE/(03 of25)
Open Image ModalA hand-made sign referencing consent in relation to sexual assault lays on the ground at the Stanford University commencement ceremony in Palo Alto, California, U.S. June 12, 2016. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage (credit:Elijah Nouvelage / Reuters)
CALIFORNIA-RAPE/(04 of25)
Open Image ModalA plane flies over the Stanford stadium trailing a banner calling for the dismissal of the judge in the Stanford rape case prior to the Stanford University commencement ceremony in Palo Alto, California, U.S. June 12, 2016. The case made national headlines after the judge handed down what many considered to be a particularly light sentence. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (credit:Elijah Nouvelage / Reuters)
CALIFORNIA-RAPE/(05 of25)
Open Image ModalActivists deliver boxes of signed petitions to the California Commission on Judicial Performance calling for the removal of Judge Aaron Persky from the bench after his controversial sentencing in the Stanford rape case, in San Francisco, California, U.S. June 10, 2016. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (credit:Stephen Lam / Reuters)
CALIFORNIA-RAPE/(06 of25)
Open Image ModalMelissa Byrne, an organizer with women\'s right group, speaks before delivering petitions calling for the removal of Judge Aaron Persky from the bench after his controversial sentencing in the Stanford rape case, in San Francisco, California, U.S. June 10, 2016. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (credit:Stephen Lam / Reuters)
CALIFORNIA-RAPE/(07 of25)
Open Image ModalJoanna Shell, a sexual assault survivor, speaks to members of the media during a delivery of petition to the California Commission on Judicial Performance calling for the removal of Judge Aaron Persky from the bench after his controversial sentencing in the Stanford rape case, in San Francisco, California, U.S. June 10, 2016. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (credit:Stephen Lam / Reuters)
CALIFORNIA-RAPE/(08 of25)
Open Image ModalMichele Landis Dauber, a law professor at Stanford University, speaks to members of the media during a petition delivery calling for the removal of Judge Aaron Persky from the bench after his controversial sentencing in the Stanford rape case, in San Francisco, California, U.S. June 10, 2016. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (credit:Stephen Lam / Reuters)
CALIFORNIA-RAPE/(09 of25)
Open Image ModalActivists hold signs calling for the removal of Judge Aaron Persky from the bench after his controversial sentencing in the Stanford rape case, in San Francisco, California, U.S. June 10, 2016. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (credit:Stephen Lam / Reuters)
CALIFORNIA-RAPE/(10 of25)
Open Image ModalA combination booking photos shows former Stanford University student Brock Turner (L) on January 18, 2015 at the time of arrest and after Turner was sentenced to six months in county jail for the sexual assault of an unconscious woman, in Santa Clara County Sheriff\'s booking photo (R) released on June 7, 2016. Courtesy Santa Clara County Sheriff\'s Office/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY (credit:Handout . / Reuters)
CALIFORNIA-RAPE/(11 of25)
Open Image ModalMichele Landis Dauber, a law professor at Stanford University, speaks to members of the media during a petition delivery calling for the removal of Judge Aaron Persky from the bench after his controversial sentencing in the Stanford rape case, in San Francisco, California, U.S. June 10, 2016. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (credit:Stephen Lam / Reuters)
CALIFORNIA-RAPE/(12 of25)
Open Image ModalActivists hold signs calling for the removal of Judge Aaron Persky from the bench after his controversial sentencing in the Stanford rape case, in San Francisco, California, U.S. June 10, 2016. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (credit:Stephen Lam / Reuters)
Rape Law Stanford Case(13 of25)
Open Image ModalAssemblywoman Cristina Garcia, D-Bell Gardens, wipes her eyes as she listens to members of the women\'s caucus in the state Senate read a letter from the victim in the Stanford sexual assault case Monday, June 13, 2016, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Garcia, and Assemblywoman Susan Eggman, D-Stockton, have proposed legislation to expand the definition of rape, now described as an act of sexual intercourse, to include the forcible acts of sexual penetration with any body part or foreign object. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Ex-Stanford Swimmer Rape(14 of25)
Open Image ModalPaul Harrison, center, carries a counter-protest sign at the Stanford University graduation exercises, Sunday, June 12, 2016, at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, Calif. Women\'s advocacy organizations are urging a California agency to take action against the judge who sentenced a former Stanford University swimmer to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. Harrison argued that the assault was not indicative of a \"rape culture\" at the university, and unfairly blamed the school for the attack by a man who just happened to be one of their students.(AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Ex-Stanford Swimmer Rape(15 of25)
Open Image ModalActivists from UltraViolet, a national women\'s advocacy organization, hold a rally before delivering over one million signatures to the California Commission on Judicial Performance calling for the removal of Judge Aaron Persky from the bench Friday, June 10, 2016, in San Francisco. A group of California lawmakers joined women\'s rights advocates Friday in urging a California agency to take action against the judge who sentenced a former Stanford University swimmer to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
US-CRIME-EDUCATION-STANFORD(16 of25)
Open Image ModalStanford students carried signs in solidarity for a Stanford rape victim during graduation ceremonies at Stanford University, in Palo Alto, California, on June 12, 2016. \nStanford students are protesting the universitys handling of rape cases alledging that the campus keeps secret the names of students found to be responsible for sexual assault and misconduct. / AFP / GABRIELLE LURIE (Photo credit should read GABRIELLE LURIE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GABRIELLE LURIE via Getty Images)
US-CRIME-EDUCATION-STANFORD(17 of25)
Open Image ModalA woman carries a sign during the \'Wacky Walk\' to show her solidarity for a Stanford rape victim during graduation ceremonies at Stanford University, in Palo Alto, California, on June 12, 2016. \nStanford students are protesting the universitys handling of rape cases alledging that the campus keeps secret the names of students found to be responsible for sexual assault and misconduct. / AFP / GABRIELLE LURIE (Photo credit should read GABRIELLE LURIE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GABRIELLE LURIE via Getty Images)
US-CRIME-EDUCATION-STANFORD(18 of25)
Open Image ModalA man carries a sign during the \'Wacky Walk\' to show his solidarity for a Stanford rape victim during graduation ceremonies at Stanford University, in Palo Alto, California, on June 12, 2016. \nStanford students are protesting the universitys handling of rape cases alledging that the campus keeps secret the names of students found to be responsible for sexual assault and misconduct. / AFP / GABRIELLE LURIE (Photo credit should read GABRIELLE LURIE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GABRIELLE LURIE via Getty Images)
US-CRIME-EDUCATION-STANFORD(19 of25)
Open Image ModalStanford students Miriam Natvig (L) and Jemima Oslo (R) carried signs in solidarity for a Stanford rape victim during graduation ceremonies at Stanford University, in Palo Alto, California, on June 12, 2016. \nStanford students are protesting the universitys handling of rape cases alledging that the campus keeps secret the names of students found to be responsible for sexual assault and misconduct. / AFP / GABRIELLE LURIE (Photo credit should read GABRIELLE LURIE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GABRIELLE LURIE via Getty Images)
US-CRIME-EDUCATION-STANFORD(20 of25)
Open Image ModalStanford student Brianne Hunstman (C) encourages students to wear a 1/3 sign on their caps to show solidarity for a Stanford rape victim during graduation ceremonies at Stanford University, in Palo Alto, California, on June 12, 2016. \nThe 1/3 represents a statistic that claims one in three students will experience a sexual assault by the time they graduate college. Stanford students are protesting the universitys handling of rape cases alledging that the campus keeps secret the names of students found to be responsible for sexual assault and misconduct. / AFP / GABRIELLE LURIE (Photo credit should read GABRIELLE LURIE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GABRIELLE LURIE via Getty Images)
US-CRIME-EDUCATION-STANFORD(21 of25)
Open Image ModalSigns against protectin rapist are seen during the commencement ceremony at Stanford University, in Palo Alto, California, on June 12, 2016. \nStanford students are protesting the universitys handling of rape cases alledging that the campus keeps secret the names of students found to be responsible for sexual assault and misconduct. / AFP / GABRIELLE LURIE (Photo credit should read GABRIELLE LURIE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GABRIELLE LURIE via Getty Images)
US-CRIME-EDUCATION-STANFORD(22 of25)
Open Image ModalSigns against protectin rapist are seen during the commencement ceremony at Stanford University, in Palo Alto, California, on June 12, 2016. \nStanford students are protesting the universitys handling of rape cases alledging that the campus keeps secret the names of students found to be responsible for sexual assault and misconduct. / AFP / GABRIELLE LURIE (Photo credit should read GABRIELLE LURIE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GABRIELLE LURIE via Getty Images)
TOPSHOT-US-CRIME-EDUCATION-STANFORD(23 of25)
Open Image ModalTOPSHOT - A plane flies over Stanford University with a banner reading \'Protect Survivors. Not Rapists. #PerskyMustGo\' during the commencement ceremony at Stanford University, in Palo Alto, California, on June 12, 2016. \nStanford students are protesting the universitys handling of rape cases alledging that the campus keeps secret the names of students found to be responsible for sexual assault and misconduct. / AFP / GABRIELLE LURIE (Photo credit should read GABRIELLE LURIE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GABRIELLE LURIE via Getty Images)
Stanford University Holds Commencement Ceremonies Amid Recent Controversial Rape Case(24 of25)
Open Image ModalSTANFORD, CA - JUNE 12: Emmy Award-winner and documentary filmmaker Ken Burns (C) arrives during the 125th Stanford University commencement ceremony on June 12, 2016 in Stanford, California. The university holds its commencement ceremony amid an on-campus rape case and its controversial sentencing. (Photo by Ramin Talaie/Getty Images) (credit:Ramin Talaie via Getty Images)
Stanford University Holds Commencement Ceremonies Amid Recent Controversial Rape Case(25 of25)
Open Image ModalSTANFORD, CA - JUNE 12: Graduating Stanford University students participate in the \'Wacky Walk\' before the 125th Stanford University commencement ceremony on June 12, 2016 in Stanford, California. The university holds its commencement ceremony amid an on-campus rape case and its controversial sentencing. (Photo by Ramin Talaie/Getty Images) (credit:Ramin Talaie via Getty Images)