Exclusive: victim of domestic violence sees troubling parallels between her case and that of the former Stanford swimmer, both brought before Aaron Persky, now facing scrutiny over whether the men in his courtroom got off too lightly
Half an hour before the victim in the Stanford sexual assault case delivered an emotional speech that launched one of the biggest US crime stories of the year, another woman stood before the judge in the same California courtroom and shared a graphic account of violence and trauma.
The woman – a Chinese immigrant in her early 30s, whom the Guardian has agreed to identify as Jane Doe – told the judge, Aaron Persky, about the abuse she faced at the hands of her former fiance. [Read Full Article]