More charges to be weighed in Steubenville
Source: The Toledo Blade
The Ohio special grand jury that will investigate whether more people should be charged in connection with the Steubenville rape case is scheduled to begin hearing testimony today.
A 14-person jury of nine members and five alternates — all registered Jefferson County voters — are expected to meet for roughly three-day stretches for a few weeks at the Jefferson County Courthouse in Steubenville, said Dan Tierney, spokesman for Attorney General Mike DeWine.
Mr. DeWine called for the grand jury immediately after the March 17 verdicts to ensure a complete criminal investigation that some claim was corrupted by allegiances to the Steubenville High School football program. Mr. DeWine noted that 16 people refused to be interviewed during the initial investigation.
Social media proved crucial in Judge Thomas Lipps’ decision to find Trent Mays and Ma’lik Richmond delinquent of raping a 16-year-old girl. The same online platforms that allowed the details of the August, 2012, party to emerge outside the courtroom found their way back in when two teen girls were accused of sending threats about the victim on Twitter in March.
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