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Where is convicted rapist Brock Turner's mugshot?

Related Topics: Conviction, Mug shot, Rape

Brock Allen Turner was convicted on three counts of felony sexual assault on Thursday, but the only photo that circulated on social media and via news outlets was a smiling portrait.

Where is Turner's booking photo or mugshot?

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Neither are being released to the public, a Stanford Public Safety spokeswoman told Sporting News via phone on Monday.

The spokeswoman cited "government code 6254, section F" as the police department's reasoning behind keeping the mugshot under wraps. Government code 6254 requires that government agencies release full names and occupations of arrested individuals, as well as "the individual's physical description," like height, weight, eye color and hair color, among other descriptors.