steubenville rape

Hacktivist Who Leaked the Steubenville Rape Video Faces 10 Years in Prison as Culprit Walks Free

Staff / Truthdig Jan 14, 2014 Remember that awful case in which a couple of high school football stars in Steubenville, Ohio, who raped an unconscious young girl were sentenced thanks to an anonymously leaked video? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Hacker Faces More Jail Time Than Rapists He Helped Expose (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Jun 17, 2013 In America, rape is evidently considered a less serious crime than hacking now based on the case of Deric Lostutter, the hacktivist better known as KYAnonymous. Lostutter helped expose the cover-up of the infamous Steubenville rape incident, in which a 16-year-old was sexually assaulted by two star football players in the small Ohio town. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Rape Vigil

Rick McKee, Cagle Cartoons, The Augusta Chronicle Mar 20, 2013 Dig deeper

CNN’s Awful Steubenville Rape Coverage Compared to ‘Onion’ Satire

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Mar 19, 2013 The cable news channel's controversial reporting was eerily similar to a segment that aired two years ago on The Onion's short-lived Comedy Central sports news satire program "Sportsdome." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Anonymous Leaks Awful Video of High School Athletes Joking About Teen Rape Accuser

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jan 3, 2013 The disturbing 12-minute video features athletes from Steubenville High School in Ohio making fun of a 16-year-old girl who was allegedly kidnapped and raped by two of the school's star football players last summer. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )