Online Petition To Remove Judge After Rape Sentence Some Consider ‘Light’

By Lauren DiSpirito
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – After deciding not to send a former University of Colorado student to prison for rape, Boulder District Judge Patrick Butler has become the subject of an online petition demanding his removal him from the bench.
More than 21,000 people had signed the petition as of Friday night, though in Colorado, judges are not subject to recall elections. They can be removed through legislative impeachment.
His decision faces criticism from the victim in the c