The Stacey Rambold case involving a former high school teacher serving a one-month sentence after raping a 14-year-old student has been assigned to a new judge.
The Stacey Rambold case will be re-sentenced after the Montana Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that his original sentence was too short, according to the Huffington Post.
Yellowstone County Attorney Scott Twito stated that the decision means Rambold must serve a minimum of two years in prison under state sentencing laws.
Stacey Rambold served out all 30 days of his sentence and has been a free man for six years.
Rambold was a 47-year-old business teacher at Billing Senior High School at the time of the 2007 rape.
The victim was 14-year-old Cherice Moralez, one of his students, who later killed herself after knowing that her attacker was free, reports Webpronews.
The sentencing judge of the Stacey Rambold case, District Judge G. Todd Baugh, was widely criticized for stating that the teen was "probably as much in control of the situation as the defendant."
He had reportedly also stated that the victim appeared "older than her chronological age."
Judge Baugh had reportedly gave a 15-year sentence, but ended up suspending all but one month of the sentence.
Although Baugh later apologized for his comments and decisions, it has been reported that punishment for reducing Rambold's sentence as much as he did will be handled as a separate issue.
"Judge Baugh's statements reflected an improper basis for his decision and cast serious doubts on the appearance of justice," wrote Justice Michael Wheat.
He added, "There is no basis in the law for the court's distinction between the victim's 'chronological age' and the court's perception of her maturity."