Extensive notes from testimony regarding recovered text messages from August 11 forward from the U.K. Mail Online: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...overs-TEXT-happened-passed-drunken-night.html
Extensive notes from testimony regarding recovered text messages from August 11 forward from the U.K. Mail Online: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...overs-TEXT-happened-passed-drunken-night.html
I got pulled away and missed it all. What time do they start in the morning?
Salem
Are they being tried as adults or minors?
If convicted, Mays and Richmond could have to stay at a juvenile detention facility until they turn 21 and then have to register as sex offenders.
As minors, unfortunately. They should have been tried as adults but because they are some bigwig football players and the whole community is interconnected, they managed to remain minors.
These boys KNEW what they were doing was wrong. It was wrong of every kid that came into contact with them that night to laugh and carry on like this was okay. It so pizzes me off that not one person called the cops or a parent or somebody for help.
Not one..................
Salem
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2293596By the following day Mays’s seemed more confident after having spoken to his team football coach Reno Saccocio.
In a text sent on August 14 he claimed: ‘I got Reno he took care of it an ain’t **** gonna happen even if they did take it to court.’
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/highschool--steubenville-rape-trial-divides-ohio-town-052958178.htmlLast August, about 50 teens attended a party at the home of a high school girl and her older brother, who is a Steubenville assistant football coach.
It's really a shame that this poor girl has been victimized several tiimes in one night and now she and her young friends are too embarassed to be able to publicly stand up for themselves. It is a double-edged sword that really hinders a lot of victims from coming forward. Because not only are you a victim, you have to be ashamed to be a victim. The sadness is that society will likely victimize victims even more by playing the blame the victim game. It is my understanding that this girl has been subjected to intense ridicule at the hands of some at her school and on social media throughout this process in addition to what happened to her that night.
The difference is that she made a stupid mistake that hurt no one else.
These boys made several stupid mistakes that hurt this girl, her family, her friends, their own families, the reputation of their town, their school and all of their friends.
I was raped about 20 years ago by a guy I trusted and had drinks with. I was told they couldn't prosecute even though I had bruises on me and went to the police right away once I escaped. They said it was his word against mine, and the bruises could be attributed to "rough sex." The saddest part for me was that the prosecutors said they totally believed me and they thought he was scum of the earth, but they had just lost several similar cases in a row and were under pressure not to prosecute date rapes because it was a waste of their resources when they couldn't win convictions.
:furious:
:furious:This is beyond sick. I can't stand to look at those photos of these boys smirking while they are in court defending themselves against a rape charge. WTH is wrong with kids today?
Imagine how often something likes this happens everywhere and no one knows but a bunch of snickering punks watching the twitter/tumbler/fb feed?:furious:
I'm so glad this is getting a national platform, I just wish more people were taking notice. I'm sputtering my typing trying to express my outrage, how in the world can these young people do this to each other? If social media had been around when I was younger there would have been many more guys like this in the sex offender registry. I hate that they can post this chit, but I am happy they were caught.
This poor girl will have to know this was her when this case becomes a cautionary tale for kids. I hope she finds peace and grows above and beyond this, a night of teenage partying should never come to this. WTH!!!:banghead:
Are they being tried as adults or minors?
http://www.wtov9.com/news/news/day-2-teen-rape-trial-wraps/nWsL8/
Article here says court will start at 9:00 EDT (after lasting all the way until 8:30 pm EDT today, take that Arizona!)
From this article the accused are being charged as juveniles.:furious:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-usa-crime-ohiobre92c0vt-20130313,0,5815447.story
It's heartwrending. Unfortunately, a lot of girls/women use a rape allegation as a way to get back at someone. The public opinion has become set against rape victims. While I believe the number of false rape reports are a lot less than real rape reports, or unreported rapes these false reporters make it much harder and more humiliating to real victims. It's sickening.
http://austinisafecker.wordpress.co...and-steubenvilles-incestuous-legal-community/
...If you have been following the Steubenville rape story, you will know that Jane Hanlin is the mother of Charlie Keenan an alleged member of the Steubenville Rape Crew. Charlie Keenan has been offered a scholarship at Kent State, and a few days ago Kent State stated on Facebook that would be looking closely at the outcome of this case. Jane Hanlin was also the Prosecuting Attorney in the rape case, until she decided two weeks later that there was a conflict of interest. Ya think???...
:furious: This is a sick and twisted community...I cannot find the words to truly express my outrage at all involved.
Tried as minors eh? GMAFB
I wrote a huge reply about this...and it disappeared.
This is a sick twisted religious town. I have a 'friend' who is an 'esteemed ' educator at the college...you know which college im talking about...he blames the girl. He is a father of 8!!! I was stunned. Ruined our 20+ years of friendship....
Please let there be justice for this girl....
:furious:This is beyond sick. I can't stand to look at those photos of these boys smirking while they are in court defending themselves against a rape charge. WTH is wrong with kids today?
Imagine how often something likes this happens everywhere and no one knows but a bunch of snickering punks watching the twitter/tumbler/fb feed?:furious:
I'm so glad this is getting a national platform, I just wish more people were taking notice. I'm sputtering my typing trying to express my outrage, how in the world can these young people do this to each other? If social media had been around when I was younger there would have been many more guys like this in the sex offender registry. I hate that they can post this chit, but I am happy they were caught.
This poor girl will have to know this was her when this case becomes a cautionary tale for kids. I hope she finds peace and grows above and beyond this, a night of teenage partying should never come to this. WTH!!!:banghead: