Recently, you wrote a letter to the judge who oversaw your son’s trial, defending his “20 minutes of action” and explaining that he is actually a kind person who would never hurt a fly. I know how hard this situation must be for you to process. I have no doubt that your son is a talented person, and that he is upset over what happened at that party. Still, you are trying to excuse an action that is inexcusable.

In your letter, you keep evading the word "rape." You talk about sexual promiscuity, you talk about alcohol and partying, but not once do you mention the victim or the word "rape." There is overwhelming evidence that Brock raped a girl that night. Two witnesses, the graduate students who found the girl unconscious and had to physically restrain your son to keep him from running, clearly stated that they witnessed a rape. The victim's medical records show definitive proof that your son raped her.

Brock is incredibly fortunate that he got off with such a short time in prison since harsher punishment would have had a severe impact on him, according to Judge Aaron Persky. Other men, who might not be as wealthy or white or athletic as your son, have gotten far longer jail sentences with far less evidence. You seem to believe that since your son is a talented athlete and a good student, he should be let off the hook. Apparently, even the severity of his actions that night do not warrant an equally severe punishment.

You mentioned in your letter that your son isn't eating well, that he doesn't enjoy his old favorite snacks and wasn't even tempted by the ribeye steak you tried to make for him. Your son's victim had dirt and pine needles shoved inside her while your son humped her unconscious body behind a dumpster. I truly am sorry that he can't enjoy his favorite steak anymore.

I realize that you have a daughter, Brock's older sister, Caroline. She was mentioned in a statement made by one of Brock's friends, who attributed his criminal charges to "political correctness." Imagine, for a moment, that she had been raped that night. Imagine that your unconscious daughter was fingered on the ground behind a dumpster. Imagine that she woke up the next morning surrounded by doctors who were busy fixing her wounds and cleaning the dirt out of her vagina, but she did not remember a thing herself. Imagine how devastating this would be to her and to your entire family. The psychological trauma she would be forced to endure is much greater than your son's inability to eat.

You claimed in your letter that your son wanted to educate others about drinking culture. This case is not about drinking culture. Plenty of other people at that party were drinking, and none of them raped somebody. You also mentioned sexual promiscuity as one of the causes of the event that night. This case is not about promiscuity. The victim was not being promiscuous; in fact, she was unconscious, and therefore unable to consent to sex at all. This is not about your son's good nature or his athletic ability. This is about rape. Your son committed a crime. The two witnesses who found him agree that he committed rape. The doctors who took care of his victim had sufficient evidence from her wounds, her clothes and the forced trauma to her private areas to determine that it was rape. There is no other way to spin the story. Your son is a rapist, and he deserves much longer than six months for the crime he committed.