Several people have condemned the judgement of a judge who gave a lenient sentencing to a perverted man who repeatedly raped his two years old daughter.
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A man who was found guilty of r*ping his own daughter has been sentenced to jail.
According to The Independent, he was sentenced to just two months imprisonment.
However, a petition has been launched condemning the judge's decision to lightly sentence the father who repeatedly r*ped the 12-year-old girl to only two months in prison.
The 40-year-old man from Montana, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was sentenced to 60 days and probation after he pleaded guilty to raping his daughter multiple times.
Judge John McKeon is reported to have made the decision despite the prosecutor recommending a 100-year prison sentence with 75 years suspended, in keeping with state law.
Following the verdict, a petition was launched to "impeach Judge McKeon", stating that he "did what he thought was best for the r*pist instead of the victim".
The petition, which asks that the Judicial Standards Commission review the case and states that the judge should not "retire and collect a paycheck from taxpayers" because he "failed to fulfill his duty", has so far collected more than 40,000 signatures.
It states: "Judge McKeon did not uphold the responsibility of ensuring justice as he is required to in his elected position. The judge provided a number of reasons his horrible decision. None of them justify the sentence that was handed down.
"He is just one of many judges who have been caught handing down light sentences to rapists. This must stop and we can only do that by sending a message. It is time to start punishing the judges who let these monsters walk our streets."
Mr McKeon has reportedly defended his verdict, stating that a psychosexual evaluation found the man could be safely treated and supervised in the community.
In a written response to the public outcry following the sentencing, Mr McKeon wrote that he would "encourage and provide opportunities for an offender's self-improvement, rehabilitation and reintegration back into a community," according to TIME.
It comes several months after a US judge faced the wrath of the public when he sentenced Stanford swimmer Brock Turner to six months in prison after he was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman.