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More May Be Charged in Steubenville

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While CNN covers “promising future” of convicted teens.

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The investigation into the rape of a teen in Steubenville could net more charges for those who failed to come forward, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced on Sunday shortly after two football players were found guilty of raping the girl. A grand jury will meet in mid-April to consider the evidence, which includes text messages from the football coach that indicate he knew what was going on, and students’ postings on social media that suggest they knew, too. The girl, meanwhile, testified she could not remember what happened at the August party. Meanwhile, CNN was under attack Sunday for its coverage of the rape case, which included reports on the “promising futures” and “good grades” of the “star football players” convicted of rape.

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