The judge is also being criticized for giving the admitted rapist probation, for initially ordering that he do community service at a rape crisis center and for not making him subject to standard sex offender rules and regulations, such as that he have no contact with minors. State District Judge Jeanine Howard declined to comment about the case beyond comments she made toThe Dallas Morning News on Thursday night, which included her saying that the girl “wasn’t the victim she claimed to be.” 
 
 The Dallas County district attorney’s office wants the new judge assigned to the case — state District Judge Carter Thompson — to alter the terms of probation for Sir Young to be more restrictive. “We’re certainly disappointed with the statements that the judge made because of the message that it sends to victims and potential victims,” said Andrea Moseley, a high-ranking Dallas County prosecutor. I am relieved the judge recused herself from the case, so the district attorney’s office can move forward and continue fighting for the victim.” 
 
 Howard told The News that she made her decision, in part, because the girl previously had multiple sex partners and had agreed to sex with Young, who was 18 at the time of the 2011 assault, but did not want to do it at school. Last week, Young pleaded guilty to the October 2011 rape of a 14-year-old girl in a practice room at Booker T. Washington High School, where they were both students. They both testified last week that the girl said “no” and “stop” numerous times before and during the rape. Those conditions include refraining from contact with children, going though sex offender treatment, undergoing a sex offender evaluation and taking annual polygraph exams. Victim’s past used 
 
 Prosecutor Andrea Moseley expressed concern Friday about Howard using evidence about the victim’s past sexual history to make a decision. “What we expect is that a victim’s background is not relevant to a guilty verdict or to what the sentence should be,” said Moseley, who filed a motion Friday asking the judge to add “standard sex offender conditions” to the probation conditions. “He is not your typical sex offender.” 
 
 
 
 Bobby Villareal, executive director of the Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center, was appalled by Howard’s comments and says justice wasn’t served. Because she was 14, the girl was not old enough to consent to sex under Texas law. I feel like this was her way of trying to make herself feel better.” 
 
 
 
 The victim said she was starting to come to terms with the rape and the decision to come forward and prosecute her attacker, until she heard about the judge’s comments in the newspaper. “The truth is that he admitted that he sexually assaulted her, that she did not give consent, that she said 'no' and we certainly believe that no means no in these cases.” 
 
 
 
 She said she’s spoken to the victim’s family and “they’re hurt and they’re concerned to make sure that the truth is out there and obviously the victim feels like her reputation has been damaged.” 
 
 News 8 spoke with the victim Friday afternoon. “I don’t know where these medical records came from. “I’m concerned that the message that was sent in this case was that victims may find their backgrounds on trial and exposed,” Moseley said. Young pleaded guilty last week to sexual assault and faced up to 20 years in prison. Howard sentenced him to five years of deferred adjudication probation, which would leave him without a conviction if he successfully completes it. Prosecutors are most concerned that the judge didn't order Young to stay away from children, particularly given the age of the victim at the time of the rape. He is spending 45 days in jail as a condition of probation and must spend each anniversary of the rape — Oct. 4 — in jail for the five years he is on probation. She also added that Young’s age at the time of the offense played into her decision. "And the judge in this case chose to put him on probation and didn’t do what's going to be necessary in our view to protect the community and rehabilitate the offender."
– A Texas judge who sparked outrage by limiting the punishment of a rapist—and criticizing the man's 14-year-old victim—has recused herself from the case, the Dallas Morning News reports. State District Judge Jeanine Howard made no comment beyond what she said Thursday night (that the girl "wasn't the victim she claimed to be") but others had plenty to say. "I feel as if the judge blamed the victim, which is never appropriate in sexual assault cases," said District Attorney Craig Watkins, who wants the next judge to impose a harsher punishment on the rapist, Sir Young. As it stands, Young—who faced up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty last week—will serve only five years of deferred probation, meaning he'll have no criminal record if he meets all requirements, like spending 45 days in jail and serving 250 hours of community service at a rape crisis center. He will have to register as a sex offender for life, but Howard waved typical requirements for rapists, like going to sex offender treatment and staying away from children and pornography. Why? Because the victim apparently had previous sex partners and had agreed to sleep with Young, even though she said "no" and "stop" more than once during the rape. Critics say that federal law usually prohibits evidence of the victim's other sexual behavior, and now future rape victims may think twice about stepping forward. The victim herself was outraged: "It was a slap in the face," she told KHOU. "I thought I was going to get help. I thought that it would be taken care of, and I wouldn’t have to worry about it anymore."