Contempt motion withdrawn for sexual-assault victim Savannah Dietrich who tweeted attackers' names

[Dr. Strange]

Contempt motion withdrawn for sexual-assault victim Savannah Dietrich who tweeted attackers' names

Defense attorneys for two boys who pleaded guilty to assaulting a 17-year-old Savannah Dietrich have withdrawn their motion that she be held in contempt for tweeting the names of her attackers in defiance of a court order.

David Mejia, an attorney for one of the teens, said now that the Louisville teen’s story has gone global because of a Courier-Journal article on Saturday there was no reason to continue the contempt motion.

“What could contempt do now?” Mejia said in an interview, adding that the boys names have already been circulated far beyond the original tweet. “Seems like a rather useless exercise doesn’t it?

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20120723/NEWS01/307230081/Contempt-motion-withdrawn-sexual-assault-victim-Savannah-Dietrich-who-tweeted-attackers-names?odyssey=nav

What Mejia is trying to say is, "Ooops."

Congratulations to Savannah Dietrich for having the guts to stand up to her attackers.

[seabeyond]

1. "What Mejia is trying to say is, "Ooops." exactly. and yea, young woman, for speaking out and NOT

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keeping your mouth shut.

[petronius]

3. Exactly. What he *should* be saying is "I was wrong to contemplate it

in the first place" and the judge should be lifting the gag order and apologizing. Anything less is nothing at all...

[redqueen]

4. Yep, the contempt motion was the tip of the iceberg.

Now lift the gag order, and let's discuss the punishments they didn't get.

[seabeyond]

5. oh geez, wouldnt it be nice to just one person own up and do the right thing.... nt

[Panasonic]

2. Now, withdraw that plea deal

and let's go to trial where the boys will be held responsible and serve a very long sentence.