Thousands Say Judge Who Gave Baylor Frat President Probation, Not Prison, in Rape Case Must Go

Thousands of people are demanding the resignation of a Texas state district judge in Waco who accepted a plea deal for an accused rapist that sentenced the student to probation rather than prison, reports The Dallas Morning News.

Reporter Sarah Sarder explains:

“Judge Ralph Strother of the 19th District Court of Texas approved the plea deal for Jacob Walter Anderson. The plea deal includes three years of probation, a $400 fine and an order to seek unspecified counseling. Former Baylor fraternity president Jacob Walter Anderson, 23, of Garland was allowed to plead no contest Monday to a charge of unlawful restraint. Anderson will not be required to register as a sex offender.”

As of Friday morning, the online petition calling for Strother to be removed from office had more than 30,000 signatures.

Read the Morning News article.