[Ken H]

Yeah, saying that a child is responsible for her rape...

To be fair, that’s not what he said.

Actually, it was...

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Baugh said during Rambold’s sentencing in August that the teenager was “probably as much in control of the situation as the defendant” and that she “appeared older than her chronological age.”

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After public outcry, Baugh apologized for the comments and acknowledged the short prison sentence violated state law. He attempted to revise it retroactively, but was blocked when prosecutors appealed.

http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/montana-supreme-court-reprimands-judge-for-rape-comments/article_76974ae4-11b2-11e4-9bbc-001a4bcf887a.html

[cuban leaf]

That explains it.

[Nevadan]

Thanks for the link. So the judge acknowledged that the nearly 50 year old teacher raped the girl. And he acknowledged that she was raped without her consent. But the judge still thought the victim was equally in control and half responsible for the sexual assault, and although he did step back slightly from his decision (since he violated state law in giving the sexual predator only a month in prison) he is still justifying the decision he made.