OAKWOOD, Ohio -- Sadness over a hometown boy's fall. Anger at a perceived light sentence for a brutal crime. Disgust with an international spotlight. Emotions are running high in this wealthy suburban town following intense scrutiny of a six-month sentence handed down to a former star student-athlete convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman in California. The case against Brock Turner -- a student athlete at Stanford University at the time of the assault -- has gripped people where he grew up and observers across the country, with letters to a judge from his family and friends drawing outrage from critics who say they are shifting blame from a 20-year-old man who won't take responsibility for his actions. Now the unwanted attention is highlighting what some say are cracks in the idyllic image of Oakwood, Ohio, which some locals dubbed "The Dome." The suburb of Dayton is known for a high standard of living with good schools and low crime rates.
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Sat, 06/11/2016 - 9:25pm
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