The Beavercreek, Ohio-based Wright-Patt Credit Union is facingharsh public criticism after a local newspaper reported yesterdaythat the father of recently convicted Stanford University studentBrock Turner set up a legal support fund there.

Turner, 20, was accused of raping an unconscious woman behind adumpster on the Stanford campus after a party in January 2015. InMarch, a jury found him guilty of three felony sexual assaultcounts. On Thursday, a Santa Clara County Superior Court judgesentenced Turner to six months in jail plus three years ofprobation.

The sentence, which some said was too light, sparked anoutcry against the judge in the case, Turner's parents and nowWright-Patt. Angry commenters flocked to the credit union'sFacebook page after the Dayton Daily News reported Turner's father set up the account and a familysupporter was asking for donations to pay their expenses. (CUTimes obtained screenshots of the Facebook posts, which areincluded with this story and have since been removed from thesite.)

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