Illinois judge sparks outrage by reversing 18-year-old’s rape conviction

Judge Robert Adrian said the 148 days Drew Clinton had spent in jail for raping a 16-year-old girl was plenty of punishment'

A judge in western Illinois who found an 18-year-old man guilty of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl has come under fire after he later threw out the conviction, saying the 148 days the man spent in jail was punishment enough.

Judge Robert Adrian of Adam county, Illinois, said Drew Clinton, who was convicted last October for raping a 16-year-old girl at a graduation party last May, had received plenty of punishment".