导读:迫于舆论压力，斯坦福大学游泳健将性侵女子案主审法官阿伦·伯斯基将不再审理刑事案件，从9月6日起，转往民事法庭。
The California judge whose lenient sexual assault sentence of former Stanford university swimmer Brock Turner sparked national outrage has asked to quit presiding over criminal trials.
曾经因为在量刑上给斯坦福性侵案主犯布鲁克·特纳宽大处理而引发众怒的加利福尼亚州法官阿伦·伯斯基，日前已经请求不再处理刑事案件。
Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky will be reassigned to civil court in September at his request, according to a statement from the presiding judge first obtained by The Mercury News.
据圣塔克拉拉郡高等法院审判长在《水星报》上发表的声明称，该院法官阿伦·伯斯基请求于九月份转职去民事法庭。
“While I firmly believe in Judge Persky’s ability to serve in his current assignment, he has requested to be assigned to the civil division, in which he previously served,” Presiding Judge Ris? Jones Pichon said in the statement. “Judge Persky believes the change will aid the public and the court by reducing the distractions that threaten to interfere with his ability to effectively discharge the duties of his current criminal assignment.”
“虽然我坚定地相信伯斯基法官在现在职务上的能力，但是他申请去民事法庭任职，也就是他以前的岗位。”审判长莱斯·琼斯·比雄在声明中说，“伯斯基法官认为职位的改变可以帮助公众和法庭减少干扰，因为这些干扰威胁了他有效在刑事案件中履行职责的能力。”
Persky has been the target of intense criticism and a recall campaign since June, when he sentenced Turner to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman on the Stanford campus. The judge disregarded the prosecutor’s argument for a six-year prison term, saying, “A prison sentence would have a severe impact on him. He added: “I think he will not be a danger to others.”
自从六月份以来，伯斯基一直是舆论漩涡和罢免活动的中心——因为斯坦福大学学生布鲁克·特纳在校园内性侵一名不省人事的女子，但是只被伯斯基判入狱六个月。法官不顾检方入狱六年的上诉要求，称“入狱经历会对他（特纳）产生很严重的影响”。他还补充说：“我觉得他以后不会对他人造成危险了。”
Turner will likely only serve three months.
特纳只在监狱中服刑三个月。
Persky will continue to preside over criminal cases until next month. He recused himself from a new sex crimes case this week.
伯斯基将继续审理刑事案件，一直到下个月。本周他回避了一起性侵案件的审理。
His transfer will not be permanent. Judges are rotated every year, and he could transfer back to criminal court in the future.
转职不是永久性的。法官每年都会轮换，未来他可能重回刑事法庭。
The switch won’t affect a push for his recall in November 2017, according to a representative of the group Recall Judge Aaron Persky, led by Stanford law professor Michele Dauber.
由斯坦福大学法学教授米歇尔·道贝尔领导的“罢免阿伦·伯斯基法官”团队的一名代表说，这次转职不会影响到在2017年11月罢免他。
“The issue of his judicial bias in favor of privileged defendants in sex crimes and domestic violence still needs to be addressed by the voters of Santa Clara County,” a statement emailed to The Huffington Post reads. “In our opinion, Judge Persky is biased and should not be on the bench.”
“他的司法偏见——对性侵和家庭暴力被告人的偏袒，应该被圣塔克拉拉郡的选民重视起来。”通过电子邮件发送给《赫芬顿邮报》的一份声明中说，“我们认为，伯斯基法官具有偏见，不适合再担任法官工作。”
Persky’s sentencing of Turner was widely denounced. A juror on the panel that convicted Turner of three felony sex crimes said he was in “shock” by the light punishment.
伯斯基对特纳的过轻量刑饱受诟病。当时陪审团认定特纳有三项性侵重罪罪名，其中一名成员说，他被如此轻的量刑“震惊”了。
“After the guilty verdict I expected that this case would serve as a very strong deterrent to on-campus assaults, but with the ridiculously lenient sentence that Brock Turner received, I am afraid that it makes a mockery of the whole trial and the ability of the justice system to protect victims of assault and rape,” a letter to Persky from the anonymous juror read.
“判决出来之后，我以为这个案子会有力震慑校园性侵犯罪，但是布鲁克·特纳获得的量刑实在是太轻了，近乎荒谬。恐怕这个案子会成为整个审判和司法系统能力的笑柄——而法律本来是应该保护性侵案的受害者的。”一名不愿透露姓名的陪审团成员在写给伯斯基的信中说。
Because of the outcry, California lawmakers are considering a bill that would impose minimum sentences for sexual assaults committed on an unconscious or severely intoxicated person.
因为民意汹涌，加利福尼亚州立法机构正在考虑一项法案：如果性侵案受害者为不省人事或醉酒状态，量刑将会有最低限度。
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