Ma'lik Richmond and Trenton Mays, both 16 years-old and members of the Steubenville High School football team, face sexual assault charges for allegedly raping a fellow 16-year-old student at party in August 2012, Reuters reports. @cody_saltsman #occupysteubenville @KYAnonymous "Who was the ex that stood by?" [3], The victim testified in court that she had no memory of the six-hour period in which the digital rape occurred, except for a brief time at the second location in which she was vomiting on the street. "You thought it was bad when that girl got raped at Palooza," he said. Contact. "Michael is the person on a video that was posted on several Internet sites last week and he made several very callous comments and is ashamed and embarrassed by the comments on the video. Bowers grew up in a small town in Ohio with values similar to those in Steubenville, where, she says, "most of the young men were never told 'No' and were culturally given the right to do whatever they wanted", something that she feels "needs to change". A YouTube video featured Michael Nodianos, who was on the baseball rather than the football team, joking that 'They peed on her - that's how you know she's dead because someone pissed on her'. [9][10][11], In early broadcasts on March17, 2013, CNN, Fox News and MSNBC aired unedited footage that revealed the first name of the rape victim during one of the students' post-conviction statements after the guilty disposition was announced. mnodianos@hotmail.com. There were a wealth of incriminating tweets and photos including one which became the image of the case the victim hanging limp between her attackers as they carry her by her wrists and ankles. If you believe in God, pray for Malik and Trent Mays. Nodianos left Ohio State after the case drew national and local anger and the 18-year-old became a target of threats. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. And now a video has emerged of other players joking about the rape and helpless, unconscious state of the girl. FOLLOW MORE IBT NEWS ON THE BELOW CHANNELS, IBT Fast Start - Let the best of International News come to you. In the videos retrieved by Anonymous, athlete Michael Nodianos described the unconscious teenager as being "deader than Trayvon Martin," as well as comparing her to JFK, OJ's wife, and dead toddler Caylee Anthony. In the day and age of social media, when [victim-blaming] happens, people are calling you on it immediately, she says. The coverage in that was a lot different from Steubenville, said Cox. A statement from the girl's family and their attorney says they hope the pair realize the pain they caused and maintain a higher moral standard in the future. Mays likened the victim to 'a dead body' and described her as 'deader than Caylee Anthony' (a two-year-old girl murdered in Florida in 2008). Richmond broke into tears apologizing for 'ruining the victim's life forever.'. It is directed by Nancy Schwartzman, and edited by Christopher White. [29] Trent Mays was released in January 2015. She still has periods of time where there's an emotional impact. All Rights Reserved. Each defendant received a mandated minimum sentence, with the possibility of remaining in juvenile detention until age 21. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. Nodianos was one of the targets of the hackers, whose Twitter handles are @KYAnonymous and @justbatcat. I went through three or four evictions, three different cities, had people calling and harassing places I worked for, said Lostutter, who is also known as KYAnonymous. The parents of Nodianos havent made a statement to the press, possibly because of the nature of the case being an ongoing investigation. [2], The evidence presented in court mainly consisted of hundreds of text messages and cellphone pictures that had been taken by more than a dozen people at the parties and afterwards traded with other students and posted to social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, and which were described by the judge as "profane and ugly". OSU's official Twitter account on Monday tweeted "Michael Nodianos is no longer a student at The Ohio State University. [2], In a photograph posted on Instagram by Steubenville High football player Cody Saltsman, the victim was shown looking unresponsive, being carried by two teenage boys by her wrists and ankles. Mays and one of his Steubenville teammates, Ma'Lik Richmond, were found delinquent in the 2012 rape. No one is going to want me now'". Most shocking of all, Cody Saltsman, the victims ex-boyfriend, posted a photo on Instagram showing Richmond and Mays carrying a lifeless Jane Doe by her arms and feet. $2.50. A 16 year old girl was reportedly drugged and gang-raped by football players in Steubenville, Ohio, and two people, Trent Mays and Ma'lik Richmond, have been arrested for it. The former two were both charged with one count of Reporting Child Abuse or Neglect, a fourth-degree misdemeanor. $4.50. ", "There was only one victim in Steubenville", "Petition blasting CNN for allegedly sympathetic coverage of Steubenville, Ohio, rape convicts garners more than 180,000 signatures", "CNN criticized for Steubenville verdict coverage", "CNN is getting hammered for Steubenville coverage", "CNN, Fox News, MSNBC Air Name of Steubenville Rape Victim", "Bill Johnson Statement on the Steubenville Rape Case", "Rep. 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Both issued apologies to the victim's family during their 2013 sentencing but Trent Mays' apology was much less emotive than Richmond's. Nodianos was admitted to Ohio State University on a Land Grant Opportunity Scholarship but he declined to return for the spring semester because his email account and the accounts of his family members had been attacked. Janes Twitter page displays a photo of her sandwiched by two female friends who pucker their lips as they plant kisses on her cheeks. Several individuals publicized the event using Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, and text messages. The situation in Steubenville is particularly disturbing, and our thoughts are with those affected, Saunders statement read. With the anniversary of the convictions approaching, Refinery29 found out how Jane Doe is doing, spoke with key people including the blogger that broke the story and the hacker who outed Mays and Richmond and considered the cases lasting cultural impact. Simpson's wife. An effort to reach out to dozens of Steubenville High School students on Facebook received only one response: I'm sorry but that's in my past. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you. In a text message to a friend afterwards, he said "I shoulda raped her now that everybody thinks I did", but "she wasn't awake enough". On the night of the assault, one student tweeted, Whores are hilarious. Patrick Pizzoferrato, a Steubenville athlete who had been present at the party and admitted to offering $3 to anyone who urinated on the victim, tweeted, If theyre getting raped and dont resist then to me its not rape. Michael Nodianos, the teenager seen joking about a 16-year-old's rape in a widely circulated video, is no longer a student at The Ohio State University. After those conversations were revealed, the second victim came forward with her mother to make a report, The Plain Dealer reports. [6], On March17, 2013, Trent Mays and Ma'lik Richmond were convicted of digital rape after the trial judge found they had used their fingers to digitally penetrate the victim's vagina and that it was impossible for the incapacitated girl to have given consent. He regrets those comments," McNamara said at a press conference. In the statement, Johnson said, "As the father of two daughters and grandfather of four granddaughters, had something like what is being alleged here have happened to one of my loved ones, I would be demanding justice to the fullest extent of the law". The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. Charges against the principal were unrelated to the August rape case and were dismissed before the case went to trial. 'We hope the guilty parties hold a higher standard of morals and values as their rehabilitation continues. The case ignited a firestorm of controversy and national attention after hackers affiliated with the group Anonymous began breaking into the websites and email accounts of several football players and locals. Today is Aug. 28, the anniversary of the March on Washington where Martin Luther King Jr. fought for the rights of everyone. I dont think I will ever be in the situation where my son would be accused of rape or an accessory to rape or he would be the type of kid to film a rape or tweet about a rape or make a video laughing his ass off about a raped girl. The harassment has also followed Deric Lostutter, the activist member of Anonymous who outed Richmond and Mays. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Critics blamed a macho football culture in which star player were given free rein to run amok. Abdalla was jeered as he left the podium after saying no further arrests would be made in the case. There is every hint that she is moving on with her life perhaps none more powerful than Janes Facebook cover photo, which shows her standing in a bikini facing a body of water with her arms held open wide to the world. There are similar campaigns targeted at other members of the Steubenville Rape Crew which aim to revoke scholarships and admittance to their universities through crowd-sourced pressure. Michael Nodianos' attorney Dennis McNamara, in a press conference before it was revealed that Abdalla's safety was at risk, said Nodianos has been harassed for his participation in the. Michael Nodianos, part of the "Rape Crew. [2], Ohio investigators confiscated and analyzed 15cellphones and two tablets, collecting hundreds of text messages from dozens of students, and interviewed almost 60people, including students, coaches, school officials and parents. Some members of the community blamed the girl for her own rape and blamed her for casting a negative light on the football team and town. While the statewide Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence sent out an email to residents urging them to support all victims of assault, some are doubtful of the 14-year-old victim. Tracy Cox, the communications director of the National Sexual Violence Resource Center,attributes that change to the immediate feedback of Twitter. How fitting! Ohio State Makes Announcement On Steubenville Rape Video Student, OSU said the "student in question was in attendance at Ohio State only through Dec. 12,", allegedly raping a fellow 16-year-old student at party, 12-minute video was posted online by the hacktivist group Knight Sec,", allegedly transported, assaulted and photographed, which currently has more than 328,000 views, launched on Facebook to have Nodianos expelled from OSU, set up by the City of Steubenville and the Steubenville Police Department, Fred Abdalla confirmed that no one else would be charged, at other members of the Steubenville Rape Crew, elected not to enroll for the spring term, agreed the comments his client made in the video. Lives have been forever changed because of the reprehensible acts committed by the young men involved. Former Steubenville Student Michael Nodianos, responded with a fictional monologue of the event, tweeted "Some people deserve to be peed on", which was retweeted later by several people, including Mays. attributes that change to the immediate feedback of Twitter. One prime example is the 2013 Vanderbilt University rape case, which involved several college football players and an incapacitated female undergrad. 2021 Donruss Optic Michael Carter Rated Rookie Holo Variation SP Prizm #235 RC. I don't believe it was a crime to make the video, but it was stupid.". McNamara told reporters theres a reason the words young and stupid often appear in the same sentence, but did say Nodianos would not be charged in the rape, claiming the information he relays in the video was what he overheard from other people that night. I feel bad for her but still. Yet another wrote, Some people deserved to be peed on, which Mays retweeted. They will be charged as juveniles. There were people making the rounds of Michael's dormitory at Ohio State. "If that was my daughter, I wouldn't care. Contact Ali Vingiano at alison.vingiano@buzzfeed.com. The parents sued Goddard and a dozen anonymous posters in October 2012; a legal blogger labeled it a SLAPP suit. Senior Editor/Reporter, The Huffington Post. By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. It's a great activism tool. As Cox sees it, the social media backlash to the victim-blaming in the Steubenville case has brought about real change not just on Twitterbut in mainstream media coverage, as well. Michael is a resident of 2193 Summit Strt, Columbus, OH 43201-1391. Roll Red Roll is, above . There is just thatone thing hanging over his head: I'm still under active investigation by the FBI, he said. "Nothing in Ohio's criminal statutes makes it a crime for someone to ridicule a rape victim on a video or otherwise say horrible things about another person, the website states. Abdalla has been a favorite target of the hacker collective Anonymous, which has revealed a number of details about the case, chief among them the suspicion that the sheriff has too close a relationship with Big Red football coach Reno Saccoccia to investigate the case without bias. No further arrests are expected. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. That statement was followed up Monday with the simple message, Michael Nodianos is no longer a student at The Ohio State University, posted on the schools Facebook and Twitter pages. Music event in Jacksonville, FL by Michael Bubl fans page on Friday, August 13 2021 A video from the Steubenville rape may provide a case in point: In the video, which went viral after being hacked, 18-year-old former Ohio State University freshman Michael Nodianos is seen. One of the unnamed males in the video clearly shouts Trent and Malik raped a girl from off-camera. Gulty: Trent Mays (L) and Ma'lik Richmond (R) sit in juvenile court in Steubenville back in 2013 when they were found guilty and sentenced to time in juvenile detention, Punished: Trent Mays and Ma'lik Richmond sit in juvenile court in Steubenville, Ohio in March of 2013 around one year after they allegedly raped a 16-year-old girl at an alcohol fueled party. Michael J Nodianos from Steubenville, OH. The members were named in a document dump by Knight Sec. Last week the sheriff spoke at the Occupy Steubenville protest organized by Anonymous, which caught fire on social media. The investigation remains open. OSU spokesperson Gayle Saunders would only comment that "the individual is no longer a student at The Ohio State University. If you have a strong stomach check out Local Leaks.. Update: Mainstream media has picked up the story and I think that Anonymous done a fantastic service to the child who was kidnapped and raped as well as to the community as a whole.It's incredibly tragic that Jane Doe had to experience this (and it seems as though we will have several more in the coming days). Former Steubenville Student Michael Nodianos, responded with a fictional monologue of the event, tweeted "Some people deserve to be peed on", which was retweeted later by several people, including Mays. 2021 Donruss Optic Michael Carter Blue Scope Prizm Rated Rookie RC #235 Jets. If it ain't wet now it ain't never gonna be wet. Palooza is the local nickname for Coach Joe Pierro's house, the Daily Mail reports. Things are especially looking up in his personal life, though: He got married tohis girlfriend of two-and-a-half months who has a 7-year-old kid. UPDATE, 6:00 p.m.: Dennis McNamara, an attorney representing the Nodianos family, said in a press conference Monday that the Ohio State freshmen elected not to enroll for the spring term. [13], Congressman Bill Johnson of Ohio's 6th congressional district, which includes Steubenville, issued a statement on January 7, 2013. Someone hacked the Ohio State University email system, McNamara said. The Steubenville High School rape occurred in Steubenville, Ohio on the night of August11, 2012, when a high school girl, incapacitated by alcohol, was publicly and repeatedly sexually assaulted by her peers, several of whom documented the acts on social media. Michael B. Jordan came face-to-face with an old Chad Science Academy classmate who admittedly teased him when they were teens back in Newark on a recent red carpet for "Creed III." Lore'l, now a . We also hope that they realize the magnitude of lifelong pain that they have caused the victim and pray that the memory of their crimes lives in their souls as a constant reminder to treat women with dignity and respect,' said the statement. Not everyone believes the 14-year-old girl: Although others ask why there has not been more attention given to the case: This week, the grand jury indicted four school officials, some on charges linked to the April rape case: Four Indicted In Steubenville Rape Cover-Up. Landline number (740) 275-4090 . [8] During the course of the delinquent verdict on March17, 2013, CNN's Poppy Harlow stated that it was "incredibly difficult, even for an outsider like me, to watch what happened as these two young men that had such promising futures, star football players, very good students, literally watched as they believed their lives fell apart when that sentence came down, [Ma'lik] collapsed in the arms of his attorney. 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