Steubenville’s football coach gets two-year contract extension

[DonViejo]

Source: Salon


Evidence shows Reno Saccoccia knew about the rape early on, but didn't report it. Today, he got a new contract

BY KATIE MCDONOUGH

Buried in one line of an Ohio Valley Herald Star report on local business is the news that Steubenville High School football coach Reno Saccocia was approved for a two-year administrative contract by the Steubenville school board over the weekend.

As the Herald Star reports (emphasis mine):

Two-year administrative contracts for Charles Kokiko, administrator; Bryan Mills, assistant middle school principal; Reno Saccoccia, director of administrative services; Joseph Yanok, middle school principal; Melinda Young, director of programs; and Sara Elliot, school psychologist.

For those who don’t remember Soccocia, he is the football coach who, according to text messages and witness testimony at the Steubenville rape trial, knew about the rape of a 16-year-old girl by two of his players but didn’t report the crime to school administrators or law enforcement officials, as he is obligated to do under Ohio law.

The day after Trent Mays and Ma’lik Richmond raped an unconscious teenage girl, Mays texted a friend: “I got Reno. He took care of it and shit ain’t gonna happen, even if they did take it to court. Like he was joking about it so I’m not worried,” according to an agent with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation who testified in the case. In addition to the text message, Soccocia was criticized for failing to discipline players involved in circulating the photos of the unconscious victim until eight games into a 10-game season.

While clearly not a pressing concern to the Steubenville school board, Soccocia’s involvement in the rape coverup may be investigated by a grand jury as early as next week.

Read more: http://www.salon.com/2013/04/22/steubenvilles_football_coach_gets_two_year_contract_extension/

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[keroro gunsou]

1. just three words:

whiskey tango foxtrot.

[marble falls]

2. Like Joe Scarboro said about Romney, "Oh sweet Jesus."

[theaocp]

3. If I had a daughter and lived there, you can

damn well bet I'd be leaving that district and making my reasons as fucking PUBLIC as possible. That school board is SHIT.

[Ash_F]

4. heckofajob coach! /nt

[Kelvin Mace]

5. When people ask about "the culture of rape"

This is an example. The man knew about a rape, and yet, despite being REQUIRED BY LAW to report it, he did not, and now he is rewarded for his actions.

[alp227]

7. Want to be even MORE outraged?

Read about how former NFL tight end Jerramy Stevens essentially got away with rape while he attended the University of Washington!

[Mika]

9. Amazing story. I hate football even more now.

[radicalliberal]

10. Hush! You'll upset the fans!

By the way, there are more such stories than you realize. Cover-ups are the American way!

[Squinch]

12. Exactly!

[SoapBox]

6. Stunning...

What the fuck has happened to America?

[toby jo]

8. Not surprising, I live out here. The place is incredibly corrupt.

I recently needed an attorney for my business and drove 3 counties away to find one.

But I'm still pissed at the Penn coach who saw that little boy being raped and went to talk it over with his dad. Hell, I'm still madder at the Penn coach.

[City Lights]

11. Ain't that grand!