BEAVERCREEK, Ohio–Wright-Patt Credit Union here has found itself caught up in some of the negative reaction to and publicity around the Stanford University student who was convicted of rape and then given a light sentence.
A friend of the family of Brock Turner, who grew up in Oakwood, Ohio, created a Facebook page to solicit funds to help with legal costs. Those funds were to be collected in an account that Turner’s father created at the credit union, which has confirmed its existence.
News of the account at the credit union spread quickly on social media, and has led to numerous negative comments on the credit union’s Facebook page, which has seen a significant spike in visitors over a several-day period. The comments, which have since been deleted, included criticism that Wright-Patt was helping a convicted rapist, a comment that was repeated in different forms in a number of posts.
The Facebook post soliciting funds, which has also since been taken down, read, “As a lifelong friend, mother and person who has watched this family grow, I am reaching out to you on behalf of Dan Turner and Carleen Bradfield Turner. They are dealing with a monumental life-changing and tragic situation with Brock and their expenses continue to mount…A fund has been set up at Wright-Patt Credit Union for those who wish to show their support with a donation for Dan and Carleen Turner.”