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Sir Young, 20, is led into court before a hearing in Dallas Thursday, May 8, 2014. A district court judge has reversed a previous order and imposed a series of probationary requirements for the 20-year-old man convicted of raping a schoolmate. The initial punishment for Young sparked a backlash when a prior judge in Dallas sentenced him to five years of probation and declined to impose standard conditions of probation for sex offenders. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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Man who raped 14-year-old girl to appear in court

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FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2014, file photo. Dallas District Attorney Craig Watkins adjusts his jacket after an an interview in his office in Dallas. State District Judge Jeanine Howard removed herself from a rape case after telling a newspaper she thought the 14-year-old victim &quot;wasn't the victim she claimed to be.&quot; Watkins said his prosecutors had pushed for five years' prison time. He also said the judge declined to require Young to follow standard sex offender requirements such as attending treatment, undergoing an evaluation or staying away from children. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Prosecutor blasts judge’s handling of rape case

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FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2014, file photo. Dallas District Attorney Craig Watkins adjusts his jacket after an an interview in his office in Dallas. State District Judge Jeanine Howard removed herself from a rape case after telling a newspaper she thought the 14-year-old victim &quot;wasn't the victim she claimed to be.&quot; Watkins said his prosecutors had pushed for five years' prison time. He also said the judge declined to require Young to follow standard sex offender requirements such as attending treatment, undergoing an evaluation or staying away from children. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Prosecutor blasts judge’s handling of rape case

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A confessed rapist has received just five years' probation after Texas State District Judge Jeanine Howard said his 14-year-old, and allegedly promiscuous, victim "wasn't the victim she claimed to be." (WFAA)

Texas judge sentences confessed rapist to probation, alleges teen victim was promiscuous

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Texas DA rebukes judge for punishment in rape case

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