Activists Demand Justice for Rape Victim Whose Ordeal Was Posted to Social Media

In August, members of a high school football team in Steubenville, Ohio allegedly raped a 16-year-old girl while bystanders uploaded pictures and videos to Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram. There were approximately 50 witnesses to the crime. While the court of public opinion unfolds online, two boys will face criminal charges for their acts in juvenile court.

In August, members of a high school football team in Steubenville, Ohio allegedly raped a 16-year-old girl while bystanders uploaded pictures and videos to Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.  There were approximately 50 witnesses to the crime.

While the court of public opinion unfolds online, two boys will face criminal charges for their acts in juvenile court.

Members of the feminist group UltraViolet have created a petition asking Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and the special prosecutors who are handling the case to prosecute anyone on the scene who took pictures, destroyed evidence, or otherwise failed to help the victim as well as the alleged rapists.

In an article dated December 2012, the New York Times included a detailed

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