CNN image(CNN) - A New Jersey judge who said a teenage boy accused of rape should get leniency because he came from a "good family" and got good grades resigned on Wednesday. Monmouth County Superior Court Judge James Troiano made the remarks in 2018, when denying a request for a 16-year-old boy accused of raping an intoxicated 16-year-old girl to be tried as an adult. Troiano and his family had received death threats, according to the New York Times, and there have been multiple calls for him to resign. Phil Murphy reacted to the news and said he was "gratified that Judge Troiano will no longer sit on the bench." In June, the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court reversed Troiano's decision and sent the case back down for further judgment.

FREEHOLD, N.J. - A New Jersey judge who said a teenage boy accused of rape should get leniency because he came from a "good family" and received good grades is receiving threats. Mary was intoxicated, slurring her words and stumbling as she walked into the basement with the teen, court documents say. The accused teen allegedly recorded the assault, shared it with friends, and texted friends "[w]hen your first time having sex was rape," according to court documents. In the recording, the girl's bare torso is exposed and her head is repeatedly banged against a wall, court documents say. Court documents show the teen circulated the video for months after the girl asked for him to stop.

A New Jersey judge has come under fire for reportedly being lenient toward a teenager accused of raping a girl because of his apparent good reputation and standing in the community, according to a report. comes from a good family who put him in an excellent school where he was doing extremely well.G.M.C. was accused of raping a highly intoxicated 16-year-old girl from behind at a dark basement party in New Jersey. And, in the months that followed, he lied to [the alleged victim] while simultaneously disseminating the video and unabashedly sharing the nature of his conduct therein. We subscribe to the idea that the juvenile system is supposed to be rehabilitative, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni told The New York Times.