Hacker Group Anonymous Protests As Ohio Rape Trial Begins
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio | Wed Mar 13, 2013 12:56pm EDT
(Reuters) - The trial of two Steubenville, Ohio high school football players accused of rape opened on Wednesday with masked protesters from computer hacking group Anonymous standing outside to highlight a social media campaign accusing the town of covering up a crime.
Quarterback Trent Mays and wide receiver Ma'lik Richmond, both 16 at the time of the incident, are accused of raping a classmate, whose name has been withheld by Reuters, at a teammate's house after a night of drinking on August 11.
Immediately after the trial got underway on Wednesday in Jefferson County Juvenile Court, Judge Tom Lipps called prosecutors and defense lawyers to a private conference to discuss the handling of evidence.
--CLIP
Outside the courthouse on Wednesday, a handful of people wearing white masks representing Anonymous held signs such as: "Stop blaming the victim. The world is watching," "Stop Sexual Violence" and "This is something you just can't get away with."
The criticism has stunned the town of 19,000 which looks upon the "Big Red" football team with pride. The team has won nine state championships over the years and finished with a record of nine wins and three losses last season even though Mays and Richmond did not play.
MORE...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/13/us-usa-crime-ohio-idUSBRE92C0VT20130313