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Rape Trial Begins for Ohio High Schoolers

HeadlineMar 14, 2013

A trial has begun in Ohio for two high school football players accused of raping a female classmate last August. The young men possibly urinated on the girl’s unconscious body, later chronicling their actions on social media sites. During opening statements, prosecutors said the victim was too drunk to make a decision on her welfare and vowed to introduce the suspects’ social media postings as evidence.

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