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Protests in Montana After Teacher Sentenced to Just 30 Days for Raping Student

HeadlineAug 30, 2013

Protesters rallied outside a Montana courtroom calling for the resignation of a judge over his handling of a case involving a high school teacher who raped a 14-year-old student who later took her own life. Prosecutors had a sought a 20-year prison term for the teacher, but the judge, Todd Baugh, sentenced him to just 30 days in prison. During the sentencing, the judge said the 14-year-old student was “older than her chronological age” and that she was “as much in control of the situation” as the teacher.

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