Genarlow Wilson was a 17-year-old honor student when he had consensual oral sex with a 15-year-old girl.
He was later arrested and sentenced to 10 years in prison. The severity of the sentence caused a stir in and outside of Georgia. Former President Jimmy Carter even got involved. But this week a Georgia judge ordered Wilson, now 21, to be released.
But the Department of Corrections says he won't be until they get the go-ahead from Georgia's attorney general, Thurbert Baker. But he insists the sentence is justified and has appealed.
What do you think about Wilson's case? Do you think he should be released? Was his original sentence too harsh?
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