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Ultraviolet: No Justice This Week in Steubenville

By Hajer Naili ● Crime & Law ● January 15, 2015

The prosecution of a school administrator at the center of a notorious rape case settled out of court on Monday. An anti-rape-activist considers the deal excessively lenient and worries about what it means for a related prosecution of another school official.

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Steubenville Sentencing Sets Blogosphere Ablaze

By Victoria Fitzgerald ● Politics ● March 20, 2013

A grand jury is set to meet on April 15 to investigate whether more people should be charged with crimes in the high-profile rape case. The case has ignited commentary on Twitter and criticism of a portion of CNN’s coverage.

Steubenville-Style Tech Puts Rapists on Gotcha

By Wendy Murphy ● Commentary ● January 24, 2013

Murphy has no patience for hand wringing over the release of the Ohio rape-case video. These technological advances, she says, give a huge boost to rape prosecutors who currently put a mere 2 percent of alleged rapists in jail for even one day.

Online Game Gets Players Out of Steubenville

By Maggie Freleng ● Politics ● January 19, 2013

Some background voices in the otherwise notoriously cruel Steubenville, Ohio, rape video sound disturbed but also powerless. A new simulation computer game lets students practice active response to sex abuse and avoid being a passive bystander.

Twitter Account Tied to Ohio Rape Leaks Suspended

By Maggie Freleng ● Arts & Culture ● January 9, 2013

In the latest developments surrounding the notorious rape case in Steubenville, Ohio, guards are posted outside local schools and a key Twitter account is suspended.