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CBS News Montana judge who was censured over teen rape comments to get award

A Montana judge who was censured by the state’s high court for his comments about a 14-year-old rape victim has been chosen for a lifetime achievement award by his local bar association.

Yellowstone Area Bar Association President Jessica Fehr said Thursday that former state District Judge G. Todd Baugh of Billings was chosen for the award by the group’s board of directors.

Baugh, 73, sparked widespread outrage in 2013 over comments suggesting that a 14-year-old girl shared some responsibility for her rape by a teacher. Baugh sentenced former teacher Stacey Rambold to just one month in prison in the case.

Baugh said during Rambold’s sentencing that the teenager was "probably as much in control of the situation as the defendant" and that she "appeared older than her chronological age."

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