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In her “Open Letter,” Melissa Harris-Perry tells the young Steubenville, Ohio rape victim she’s sorry she couldn’t be an adult who could make the world safe for her, praises her for being strong enough to speak for herself, and that she believes her.
This isn’t a football issue. It's not a small town issue. It's not a social media issue. It's an American issue that in 2013 we still live in a country where too many tolerate blaming the rape victim and calling her a whore. Full story
(Reuters) - Connecticut school officials on Thursday were investigating online taunts against the alleged victim in a case of sexual assault involving high school athletes - a crime that has drawn comparisons to a prominent rape case in Steubenville, Ohio. Full story
Krystal Ball explains why the Steubenville rape case – and recent verdict – is part of a larger narrative about rape, blame, and American attitudes that can’t be allowed to persist.
Brian Mays , hugs his son, Trent, after hearing the verdict in juvenile court in Steubenville, Ohio, March 17, 2013. REUTERS/Keith Srakocic/Pool
Nathaniel Richmond, the father of 16-year-old Ma'lik Richmond, apologizes to the victim and her family as defense attorney Adam Nemann places his hand on the shoulder of his client Trent Mays, 17, in juvenile court in Steubenville, Ohio, March 17, 2013. Mays and Richmond were found guilty of rapi
Judge Thomas Lipps speaks from the bench to the families of Trent Mays and Ma'lik Richmond after delivering verdicts in their trial in juvenile court in Steubenville, Ohio, March 17, 2013. Mays and Richmond were found guilty of raping a 16-year-old girl at a party last summer while she was in a dru
Trent Mays, 17, enters the courtroom in Steubenville, Ohio March 17, 2013. Mays and Ma'lik Richmond, 16, were found guilty of raping a 16-year-old girl at a party last summer while she was in a drunken stupor in a case that gained national exposure through social media. REUTERS/Keith Srakocic/Pool (
