NC dad’s letter to Stanford University rapist’s dad goes viral

WAKE FOREST (WTVD) — When a former Stanford University student was convicted of rape, his light sentence prompted outrage. One of the more vocal responses came from a Wake County pastor and father.

The 1,000-word essay is lighting up social media and gaining national attention.

John Pavlovitz said he wasn’t just saddened and angered by the sexual assault and the limited jail sentence; he was outraged by the response of the attacker’s father. So he wrote the letter hoping for a teachable moment.

“Dear Mr. Turner I read your letter to the judge on behalf of your son, Brock,” Pavlovitz said, reading from the letter he penned to 20-year-old Brock Turner’s father. “I need you to understand something. And I say this as a father who dearly loves my son as much as you must love yours.”