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A former high school teacher in Montana was released from prison on Thursday after serving just one month for the rape of a 14-year-old student who later killed herself, a corrections department spokeswoman said. The surprisingly lenient term given Stacey Rambold, 54, for the 2007 rape of Cherice Moralez drew a firestorm of public outrage. The state attorney general has appealed for a longer sentence to the Montana Supreme Court, and several groups are seeking the ouster of District Judge G. Todd Baugh, who handed down the sentence. The outcry from women's groups was further inflamed by remarks Baugh made...

"A Yellowstone County district judge Monday ordered a former Senior High teacher convicted of raping a 14-year-old female student who later committed suicide to spend 30 days in jail." "Judge G. Todd Baugh sentenced Stacey Dean Rambold to 15 years in prison, with all but 31 days suspended, for sexual intercourse without consent." "Rambold, 54, will be given credit for one day already served. He was handcuffed and led to jail at the close of the hearing."

Stacey Rambold is an ex-teacher from Billings, Montana. He was 49 years old in 2008 when he decided it was perfectly okay to have sexual intercourse with one of his students, 14-year-old Cherice Moralez. Before I give you the details of the case, let me say this. From the research I have done, it appears Stacey Rambold is another example of an adult taking advantage of the children under the care and watch. He should have the book thrown at him, but that's not what has happened. Huffington Post - Stacey Dean Rambold, 54, had at least three sexual encounters...

BILLINGS, Mont. — A Montana judge on Wednesday stood by his decision to send a former teacher to prison for 30 days for raping a 14-year-old girl who later killed herself, but said he "deserved to be chastised" for his comments about the young victim. District Judge G. Todd Baugh sentenced former Billings Senior High School teacher Stacey Rambold to 15 years, then suspended all but 31 days and gave him credit for one day already served. In handing down the sentence Monday, Baugh said the teenage victim was "older than her chronological age" and had as much control of...