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DonRedwood

(4,359 posts)
Sat Jan 12, 2013, 02:35 PM Jan 2013

EXCLUSIVE:cellphones pics: TWO MORE girls seminaked and face down in STEUBENVILLE rape basement

Warning: This article might not be something you want to read if you want to enjoy your coffee and saturday morning reading. More details coming out from Steubenville...and it just gets worse.

EXCLUSIVE: Pictures found on cellphone show TWO MORE girls semi-naked and face down in basement where 16-year-old was 'raped by Ohio school football stars'

Undated photographs were stored on cellphone belonging to friend of the Steubenville case accused Ma’lik Richmond and Trent Mays
Raises chilling possibility of two more, as yet unknown, victims
They show two girls, both face down and in a state of undress on distinctive carpet - strikingly similar to image taken in August of alleged victim
In that photo her arms are tucked underneath her as she was silent, motionless and unconscious as the accused carried out sexual acts on her
MailOnline has seen 300-page transcript of hearing in which full horror of night in Steubenville is revealed

Shocking images have been found on a cellphone showing two more girls, facedown and partially naked on the floor of the same basement where the Ohio rape of a 16-year-old girl allegedly took place, it can be revealed today.
The photographs were stored on a cellphone belonging to a teammate and friend of the Steubenville case accused, Ma’lik Richmond and Trent Mays – and raise the chilling possibility of two more, as yet unknown, victims.
The images were not taken on the night under investigation and it is not clear whether their subjects were conscious or aware of being photographed.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2260542/EXCLUSIVE-Pictures-cellphone-TWO-MORE-girls-semi-naked-face-basement-16-year-old-raped-Ohio-football-stars.html?ICO=most_read_module

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EXCLUSIVE:cellphones pics: TWO MORE girls seminaked and face down in STEUBENVILLE rape basement (Original Post) DonRedwood Jan 2013 OP
I take back what I said yesterday about GD not being a good source for real news. :( Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 #1
This is from testimony in the probable cause hearing. The authorities have know this all along. yardwork Jan 2013 #2
Our girls . . . CrispyQ Jan 2013 #3
Normal people dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #4
Well ya know, it is what is now known as Legitimate Rape MagickMuffin Jan 2013 #5
They condone it because Football is God in this country. Odin2005 Jan 2013 #7
But "football builds character." thucythucy Jan 2013 #17
Given the moral makeup of most football players, kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #29
This is about who knows who, good ol' boys culture and our insanity regarding sports. Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 #10
Exactly right! Where are the parents? vlyons Jan 2013 #22
Apparently some of the coaches were hosting parties that night. yardwork Jan 2013 #26
All very good questions. yardwork Jan 2013 #25
I think I'm gonna be sick Odin2005 Jan 2013 #6
Me too Smilo Jan 2013 #12
That's right, Steubenville- richmwill Jan 2013 #8
Anyone surprised? bunnies Jan 2013 #9
Nope, not surprised at all. 2naSalit Jan 2013 #11
heh. yep. bunnies Jan 2013 #24
:( mzmolly Jan 2013 #13
I knew more stories of rape would come out lunatica Jan 2013 #14
Oh, absolutely! tavalon Jan 2013 #31
How could you not leave this city if you had daughters... eilen Jan 2013 #15
Those poor girls and their families and friends Whisp Jan 2013 #16
Jebus. This is just infuriating /nt War Horse Jan 2013 #18
Young sociopaths. proReality Jan 2013 #19
Keep on shining a bright light on those cockroaches! riqster Jan 2013 #20
Having graduated from a Heathen57 Jan 2013 #21
Beyond f'ed up NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #23
There is so much crawling around under this story. Squinch Jan 2013 #27
Read Rachel Simmons' "Odd Girl Out" Mopar151 Jan 2013 #33
No doubt, and I think they should be arrested, but I also remember that they are children - 14, 15, Squinch Jan 2013 #34
And local M$M wants us to feel sorry for poor Steubenville ladym55 Jan 2013 #28
Steubenville has a website for the "facts", do they? tavalon Jan 2013 #32
Sick people there RobertEarl Jan 2013 #30
Of course, the rape apologists will come back with something like bullwinkle428 Jan 2013 #35
I know someone of FB from near there... davidn3600 Jan 2013 #36
RAPE CREW. Say no more. This was a sustained (decades long?) effort and this was the latest CREW.nt riderinthestorm Jan 2013 #37

dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)
4. Normal people
Sat Jan 12, 2013, 03:06 PM
Jan 2013

pretty much use their smartphones to take pictures of cats and argue with friends.

They DO NOT take pictures of 16 year olds in a state of undress.

MagickMuffin

(15,933 posts)
5. Well ya know, it is what is now known as Legitimate Rape
Sat Jan 12, 2013, 03:07 PM
Jan 2013

All those girls were Legitimately Raped. They all were asking for it don't ya know! And we have also learned that those girls body will shut down any possibilities of being pregnant, and probably even contacting any STD's.

Isn't it grand!?!

Now to be completely serious.

Why aren't the adults who have been allowing underage drinking being charged?

Isn't it disturbing that these underage girls are "drugged" so that they laugh and refer to her as ‘dead’ and ‘so raped.’?

What if the girl had died? What would the local townies done about that? Would the Rape Crew have still thrown her in her yard, peed on her and just left knowing she was dead?

How can any adult condone this behavior?

It really boggles the mind that this behavior is condoned and accepted as normal behavior.


Odin2005

(53,521 posts)
7. They condone it because Football is God in this country.
Sat Jan 12, 2013, 03:17 PM
Jan 2013

I grew up in a small town and and football players could get away with anything.

thucythucy

(8,043 posts)
17. But "football builds character."
Sat Jan 12, 2013, 04:36 PM
Jan 2013

Just ask the folks at Penn State.

Seriously, I think football culture is fatally corrosive to human and humane values.

Not to mention, it's a leading cause of closed head injuries.



 

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)
29. Given the moral makeup of most football players,
Sat Jan 12, 2013, 09:37 PM
Jan 2013

it seems like the head injuries might not be such a bad thing.

Gawd works in mysterious ways.

 

Fire Walk With Me

(38,893 posts)
10. This is about who knows who, good ol' boys culture and our insanity regarding sports.
Sat Jan 12, 2013, 03:45 PM
Jan 2013

Blend them together and no one says a word.

This being a time of Change, such unacceptable things become known and rejected en mass, as they must be. These things have long been occurring and it's time they ended!

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
22. Exactly right! Where are the parents?
Sat Jan 12, 2013, 05:40 PM
Jan 2013

Probably working several jobs. Why were'nt these boys taught to respect women and not do hurtful deeds on other people? Where are the atheletic coaches to teach boys to respect women?

Sad sad sad.

yardwork

(61,588 posts)
26. Apparently some of the coaches were hosting parties that night.
Sat Jan 12, 2013, 07:41 PM
Jan 2013

I read that the Steubenville High School football team has nineteen coaches.

richmwill

(1,326 posts)
8. That's right, Steubenville-
Sat Jan 12, 2013, 03:32 PM
Jan 2013

Have a winning football team, everything else is unimportant. That's your outlook and all you care about, right? Disgusting.

 

bunnies

(15,859 posts)
9. Anyone surprised?
Sat Jan 12, 2013, 03:39 PM
Jan 2013
Anyone?

& I'd be willing to be there are more victims out there we'll never know about. Or at least not yet.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
14. I knew more stories of rape would come out
Sat Jan 12, 2013, 04:27 PM
Jan 2013

This wasn't just a one time thing gone bad. There are probably a lot more girls who have suspicions that they may have been raped during those times they don't remember about after they had one drink.

This is so disgusting. I fucking want to vomit.

tavalon

(27,985 posts)
31. Oh, absolutely!
Sun Jan 13, 2013, 06:54 AM
Jan 2013

They had this gig down cold. It wasn't the first, second or even third time they had done it. And unless they are locked away, it won't be their last. Fucking sociopaths.

eilen

(4,950 posts)
15. How could you not leave this city if you had daughters...
Sat Jan 12, 2013, 04:30 PM
Jan 2013

That would be the first thing I would plan: an escape from Steubenville.

 

Whisp

(24,096 posts)
16. Those poor girls and their families and friends
Sat Jan 12, 2013, 04:34 PM
Jan 2013

what hell they must be going through.
I weep for them and the injustice they were dealt.

no other words, I want to say more I want to do more but I am helpless. I weep.

Heathen57

(573 posts)
21. Having graduated from a
Sat Jan 12, 2013, 05:33 PM
Jan 2013

school that felt sports was the be all and end all even above academics, I can see the kind of atmosphere that would facilitate such feelings of superiority.

That being said, this whole mess turns my stomach. The girls know this was going on, yet they were powerless to stop it, especially if it was reported and the Sheriff swept it under the rug.

IMO, the coaches, the entire Sheriff's department and the prosecutors should be charged as accessories to serial rape. Put the whole bunch of them into prison.

NutmegYankee

(16,199 posts)
23. Beyond f'ed up
Sat Jan 12, 2013, 05:42 PM
Jan 2013

And it appears that some of the others were not charged because they deleted the photos from their phones! What epic Keystone cop town is this?

Squinch

(50,935 posts)
27. There is so much crawling around under this story.
Sat Jan 12, 2013, 07:50 PM
Jan 2013

Imagine being a Sophomore girl in what must be the culture of that school.

You know they all know what happened. They all know exactly who was raped. They know the names of the girls that haven't come out yet. Their older sisters know who was raped in years past, so all the girls know that there will be no help if it happens to them. THey all know of girls who have been raped in weeks, months, years past who just kept it quiet. They all know what will happen to them if they tell. The first girl was victimized because she dared to break up with a football player so they all know what will happen to them if they say no to a football player.

It must be like living in hell.

Thank God for Anonymous.

Squinch

(50,935 posts)
34. No doubt, and I think they should be arrested, but I also remember that they are children - 14, 15,
Sun Jan 13, 2013, 10:21 PM
Jan 2013

and 16, faced with impossible alternatives, faced with messages from adults that the only important thing here is to be on the popular side of these crimes, and without the maturity to understand any ethical way to navigate through it.

But you are right. In fact, I think someone said to me that one of the voices in one of the videos (I haven't watched any of them) was of a girl who was giggling and clearly complicit.

ladym55

(2,577 posts)
28. And local M$M wants us to feel sorry for poor Steubenville
Sat Jan 12, 2013, 09:17 PM
Jan 2013

I was gushingly told by two reporters on the TV the other night that the sheriff has been (gasp) threatened because what was posted in social media. (subtext--must all be irresponsible lies)

I was told that Steubenville had a website so that we could see the facts of the case and not the hype.

I was also told that the lawyers for the defendants were concerned about what the case was going to their clients' reputation.

What sickened most was this gawdawful sexist reporting was done by two women. Way to go!

 

RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)
30. Sick people there
Sat Jan 12, 2013, 10:23 PM
Jan 2013

How can something as bad as this go on for more than one time? Many, many people knew these rapes were happening, why didn't some adults seek justice for the girls and end this secret society of rape?

bullwinkle428

(20,629 posts)
35. Of course, the rape apologists will come back with something like
Sun Jan 13, 2013, 10:23 PM
Jan 2013

"whaddya expect - Steubenville has lots of 'sluts'!!1!1!"

 

davidn3600

(6,342 posts)
36. I know someone of FB from near there...
Sun Jan 13, 2013, 10:28 PM
Jan 2013

...says this has been an issue there for a long time. There were lots of rumors of rape.

This is probably the tip of the iceberg.

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