Ohio Superintendent Resigns, Charges Dropped In Connection To Rape Case
Source: Associated Press
Ohio Superintendent Resigns, Charges Dropped In Connection To Rape Case
Updated: Monday, January 12, 2015 | AP
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio -- Charges against a school superintendent accused of misleading authorities in their investigation into the rape of a girl by two high school football players have been dismissed following his resignation.
Jury selection in the trial of suspended Steubenville schools superintendent Mike McVey was to begin Monday. But the Ohio Attorney General's office has agreed to dismiss all pending charges against him following his resignation.
McVey had pleaded not guilty to felony charges of obstructing justice and tampering with evidence. He had been accused of destroying data related to the school's investigation of the August 2012 rape of the 16-year-old West Virginia girl.
McVey's attorney Charles Bean confirmed the resignation and the dropped charges.
The two football players served time in state juvenile detention and are now free.
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thatgemguy
(506 posts)Football is king in Steubenville!!!
yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)Kelvin Mace
(17,469 posts)You are now an accessory to his crime.
riqster
(13,986 posts)lark
(23,121 posts)but at least all the guys got off easy.
niyad
(113,370 posts)Lurks Often
(5,455 posts)that the prosecutor was willing to drop the charges in return for the superintendent's resignation?
Another thought is that the prosecutor did not want to have to make the victim testify, although I am not entirely sure why the victim would need to testify in this case.
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)And since he resigned he probably gets to keep his nice big fat pension. In terms of the cover-up, they've only gotten two convictions from what I've seen and they served more than the two kids who raped the girl. What an utterly fucked up case.