Former Baylor Frat President Accused Of Rape Is Banned From Commencement In Texas

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Huffington Post

12/13/2018 12:19 am ET

Jacob Walter Anderson was given a plea deal in a sexual assault case that included a $400 fine and no jail time. His new college wants him to stay away.
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By Nick Visser

Jacob Walter Anderson, a former fraternity president at Baylor University who was given a controversial plea deal after being accused of drugging and raping a woman, was banned from a commencement ceremony at his new school on Wednesday.

“There is nothing more important at UT Dallas than the safety and security of our students,” Richard Benson, president of the University of Texas at Dallas, where Anderson is a student, said in a statement. “Based on recent court action and other information over the last several days, the student will not participate in UTD commencement activities, will not attend UT Dallas graduate school and will not be present on campus as a student or as a guest.”

Anderson was accused of the assault against an unnamed 19-year-old in 2016. He initially faced two to 20 years in prison and a $10,000 fine after being indicted on four counts of sexual assault but was later offered a plea for a lesser charge, which he accepted. This week, a judge handed him a $400 fine, a recommended three years’ probation and ongoing psychological, alcohol and substance abuse counseling, but no jail time.

The light sentence drew widespread outcry, and the University of Texas said in response that Anderson would not be able to attend the school’s graduation proceedings next week. The university said in a statement that it admitted him two years ago “without knowing [his] legal history.”

Read more: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jacob-walter-anderson-university-of-texas-dallas_us_5c11db51e4b0835fe3267f9e

[JI7]

1. was he another one protected by Ken Starr ?

[Judi Lynn]

2. After seeing your question, I remembered one wealthy guy who raped someone

who was unconscious beside a dumpster...

Was that the same school?

He also walked away, and there was a horrendous public rage against the slimy judge.

Oh, now I recall a creepy young man in Texas who slaughtered a group of people who were trying to help a disabled car on the road, and he was allowed to walk due to his defense, his "affluenza."

Why are these defective people being placed as judges, anyway?

[bobbieinok]

3. Rapist you noted was big-time swimmer at Stanford. IIRC his judge later voted out

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[IronLionZion]

4. Judges are elected in most jurisdictions

and can be voted out.

[IronLionZion]

5. Rapists like him should have never been allowed to immigrate to America

Not that a wall or travel ban would help with rapists who look like this and are born here with a sense of entitlement and privilege. It's pretty sick that completely innocent black males have been shot dead by police but dangerous monsters like this guy don't even get any prison time or put on the sex offender registry.

[smirkymonkey]

8. He looks like an evil, entitled little punk.

I hope he gets what he deserves someday. A thousandfold.

[Aristus]

10. Yep. That smug, frat-boy smirk is unmistakable.

And overwhelmingly punchable...

[hatrack]

6. Ooh, such brutal punishment . . . .

[Judi Lynn]

7. Thousands sign petition calling for removal of judge who approved no-jail deal for alleged Baylor ra

Thousands sign petition calling for removal of judge who approved no-jail deal for alleged Baylor rapist
BY ARIS FOLLEY - 12/13/18 06:06 PM EST

A petition drive is underway calling for the removal of a judge who prompted outrage earlier this week after he accepted a plea deal granting no jail time for a former Baylor University fraternity president accused of raping a teenage sophomore.

State District Judge Ralph Strother accepted a no contest plea from Jacob Anderson, who was accused of raping a woman and leaving her unconscious at a party in February 2015. Anderson was sentenced to three years of deferred probation.

Anderson, who was indicted in 2016 on a sexual assault charge, also will not have to register as a sex offender. He must pay a $400 fine and seek counseling under the arrangement.

More than 22,000 people have signed onto the petition, titled “Request the Resignation of Judge Ralph Strother,” as of Thursday afternoon.

More:
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/421322-thousands-sign-petition-calling-for-removal-of-judge-who

[Aristus]

9. Banned from Commencement. Yeah, THAT will teach him...

How about 'Banned from Commencement because he's starting a 10-15 year sentence for rape'?

[dalton99a]

11. Bingo

[TexasBushwhacker]

12. They've also dumped him from grad school n/t

[dalton99a]

13. Liberty University will take him