N<modsnip>, now 18, was drunk and made statements about things he had heard or been told and did not participate in any of the events, McNamara said.
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/01/steubenville-high-football-rape-crew/60554/“I deeply regret my actions on the night of August 11, 2012. While I wasn’t at the home where the alleged assault took place, there is no doubt that I was wrong to post that picture from an earlier party and tweet those awful comments."(sbm)
Interesting article.
From this past year (April 17, 2012)
http://www.wtov9.com/news/news/former-big-red-star-wvu-player-sentenced-assault-d/nMbfB/
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Prosecutors were asking for 4 to 20 years concurrent jail time for two counts of assault during the commission of a felony (robbery, one apparently armed). He instead received 5 years probation w/ 250 hours community service.
A slap on the hand, in my opinion.
Of course, it is possible that his words mean that he took this photo at an earlier party the same evening, at which (he claims) NO sexual assault took place, and that it IS a photo of the victim, and I am mistaken. Of course, if this photo was taken EARLIER that evening, and is indicative of the victim's condition at THAT point, it is pretty powerful evidence that she was incapacitated by drugs and/or alcohol well before the sexual assaults took place.
According to McNamara, hackers reactivated his clients Twitter and Facebook accounts to get access to the video. He said his clients email and his familys email accounts were also hacked.
State investigators and prosecutors said they have seen the video, but it is not clear if it will be a part of February's trial against the two defendants charged with rape.
M<modsnip>R<modsnip> and T<modsnip>M<modsnip> both 16 and members of the Steubenville High School football team, are charged with raping a 16-year-old fellow student at a party last August, according to statements from their own attorneys.
So basically, because the sheriff is engaging the press in this matter, he simultaneously provides the defense with a means of having the charges against their clients dropped. Perhaps this was his intention?
Respectfully snipped, LisaB. I interpret his words as meaning he took this photo from an earlier party the same evening.
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/01/why-nobody-trusts-steubenville/60658/
An interesting article about the towns history>
http://www.thenation.com/blog/172036/steubenville-rape-case-weekend-updates-protests-mount
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Well, I can tell you a personal experience about "the nicest kid." My son has Aspergers. He is handsome, he is extremely smart, but he has very few friends. He sucks at sports. He came home his freshman year. He had gym class. They had to pair up & play badminton. He got paired up with a REAL football superstar, highly touted & recruited, holds every county record in a foolzball county. I can imagine how challenging it would be to play with my uncoordinated 14 year old, who at the time was about the size of a fifth grader. "he told me I was better at badminton than he was." "he high fived me!" He went on and on. Touched me in a way I can't even describe. Every major college wanted him, but his grades were too bad. Now he is incarcerated 30-40 years for kidnapping, armed robbery of people who easily recognized him. Did I go testify on his behalf? No. (some people did). But it is still tough to think about what he could have been, even outside of football, with the right guidance.
"WOW, just WOW"!..
"Silence by the Main Stream Media & The Good Ole Boy/Girl Network is the Predator's most Lethal Weapon"...imo
This is a lovely story, hollyjokers. Regardless of the crime he committed later in life, he had heart enough to know that reaching out to someone with a different skill set costs very little and means so very much.
I doubt any of the children we are discussing on this thread came into the world so desensitized that they would turn their head at someone being victimized in this fashion.