"The seriousness of rape has to be communicated clearly, we should not create a culture that suggests we learn that rape is wrong through trial and error," she wrote. "The consequences of sexual assault needs to be severe enough that people feel enough fear to exercise good judgment even if they are drunk, severe enough to be preventative." ||||| Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. 
 
 / Updated By Aliyah Frumin 
 
 Brock Turner, the former Stanford University swimmer convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman outside a campus party, registered as a sex offender on Tuesday morning in his native Ohio. 
 
 Turner, 21, was accompanied by his parents as he entered the Greene County sheriff’s office to sign paperwork. His mother attempted to shield her sons’ face from cameras with her white sweater as he filled out paperwork, which took about 20 minutes. Turner was wearing sunglasses and did not give any public remarks. 
 
 Turner was released from Santa Clara County Jail on Friday after serving less than half of his six-month sentence. He had five days to report to the sheriff in his home state to register as a Tier III sex offender. Under the designation, Turner will be mandated to re-register four times per year for the rest of his life. He’ll also have to serve three years of probation. 
 
 The case drew national attention, especially after the victim’s powerful and detailed statement went viral and as critics condemned the six-month sentence — and being allowed to leave jail early — as too lenient. Turner initially faced up to 14 years in jail following the assault on the school’s campus in January of last year.
– Brock Turner and his parents went to the Greene County sheriff's office in Ohio on Tuesday so the former Stanford University swimmer could register as a sex offender—something he'll have to repeat four times per year for the rest of his life, NBC News reports. His registration can be seen here. According to the Los Angeles Times, Turner was convicted in March of assault with the intent to commit rape of an unconscious person, sexual penetration of an unconscious person, and sexual penetration of an intoxicated person after sexually assaulting a woman behind a dumpster on campus. He was released on Friday on good behavior after serving only three months in jail. Turner's mom shielded him from the press and he didn't comment while registering Tuesday.