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Ohio footballers rape trial to stay in Steubenville | Ohio footballers rape trial to stay in Steubenville |
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An Ohio judge has ruled that the rape trial of two high school football players will take place in the county where the alleged attack happened. | An Ohio judge has ruled that the rape trial of two high school football players will take place in the county where the alleged attack happened. |
Judge Thomas Lipps rejected arguments by defence lawyers that witnesses could face intimidation or harassment outside the courthouse in Steubenville. | Judge Thomas Lipps rejected arguments by defence lawyers that witnesses could face intimidation or harassment outside the courthouse in Steubenville. |
The case has attracted attention due to social media and the high profile of the football team in the small town. | The case has attracted attention due to social media and the high profile of the football team in the small town. |
Judge Lipps also ruled the non-jury trial would be open to the public. | Judge Lipps also ruled the non-jury trial would be open to the public. |
He did so over the objections of the family of the 16-year-old girl who was allegedly attacked. | He did so over the objections of the family of the 16-year-old girl who was allegedly attacked. |
She wanted to protect her identity and keep evidence that might eventually be ruled inadmissible from becoming public. | She wanted to protect her identity and keep evidence that might eventually be ruled inadmissible from becoming public. |
Trenton Mays and Ma'lik Richmond, both 16, deny the charges they face next month at a juvenile court. | |
Three other students who witnessed the alleged attack but were not charged are expected to testify at next month's trial. | Three other students who witnessed the alleged attack but were not charged are expected to testify at next month's trial. |
Those witnesses include two who took a video and photograph, then deleted the images. | Those witnesses include two who took a video and photograph, then deleted the images. |
The Ohio attorney general's office told lawyers for those students last autumn that if the images had been found, they would have been charged. | The Ohio attorney general's office told lawyers for those students last autumn that if the images had been found, they would have been charged. |
Prosecutors say the girl, who went to a school across the river from the city in West Virginia, was attacked after an alcohol-fuelled party last August. | Prosecutors say the girl, who went to a school across the river from the city in West Virginia, was attacked after an alcohol-fuelled party last August. |
The case was thrust into the national spotlight after attention by bloggers and the hacker activist group Anonymous. | The case was thrust into the national spotlight after attention by bloggers and the hacker activist group Anonymous. |
Some claimed that the community had sought to cover up the alleged crime in order protect the two accused. | |
The trial is set for 13 March. | The trial is set for 13 March. |
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