If you haven't been paying attention to the news, then you might not know about Steubenville, Ohio. Recently, it's been a hotbed of media activity focused on a rape case.
Steubenville, is a small Rust Belt town in southern Ohio. That's all I know. And while trying to do research, I can only find information about this case. I was going to make a joke about the fact that Steubenville is all about rape and nothing else, but I censored myself.
The facts of the case are these:
A girl (who has yet to be identified in the media - and I think it should remain that way) went to a high school party and got irresponsibly drunk.
She was then assaulted by at least two (if not more) high school football players from Steubenville.
Before I continue, here is what has become a famous picture of them carrying the girl like an animal. I show you this to shock you... To move you to action. To outrage you... Because this is the face of our rape culture. Yes, I said that. We live in a rape culture. There is no war on women. In war, the opposing side has a chance to fight back. This is not the case in our country.
That is two high school football players carrying a 16-year-old girl the same way you do the hog for a pig roast.
There were 40 people at the party (at least) who were able to testify in court (according to a report on a local station - WTRF-TV).
Mid-August of 2012 one teen was charged with rape, kidnapping and dissemination of nudity related materials of a juvenile.
A second was charged with rape and kidnapping.
The kid took photos and VIDEO of him raping this girl and SHARED it with his friends. Let's set the rape aside for just a second.
THIS GUY IS A DOUCHE-BAG in the extreme.
When confronted... he actually denied that he had done it.
Alexandria Goddard, (http://prinniefied.com/wp/) a blogger who used to live in Steubenville, caught wind of the case and started doing research. When she first posted on the case, she was actually approached by some people from the area (metaphorically, of course, since this is the internet), and they told her that there was a parental cover-up of massive proportions going on in their town.
I don't know about you, but when I was growing up... my parents would have beat my ass if I had done something like this... And these kids are getting a government-style blanket of protection.
Alexandria did a great deal of research and turned up some horrifying quotes on twitter and facebook.
Take a couple seconds and read that. Seriously... READ IT... I'll wait.
It's even more disgusting than that. The following was put together from the some of the information that was presented at the trial.
THIS WAS MADE By Don Carpenter and Amanda Blackburn (@nunyaman and @amandablackbrn on Twitter)
August 12, 2012
1:19 am
Anthony Craig to Trent Mays:
I’m comin with where u at?
1:21 am
Trent Mays:
Mark, we’re hittin it for real
Anthony Craig to Trent Mays:
Wait for me lol
Anthony Craig to Trent Mays:
Where u at? Where’s she?
Trent Mays:
Still at Mark’s but why?
Anthony Craig:
How dead is she?
Trent Mays:
Not at all. She’s lookin for her phone.
Anthony Craig to Trent Mays:
That shits probably long gone in the streets by now. What did u do with her?
Trent Mays:
Nothin lol. She couldn’t even move.
Cody Saltsman to Trent Mays:
Did u do it?
Trent Mays:
No lol. She could barely move.
Cody Saltsman:
I wanna see the vid of u hitting her with your weiner.
Trent Mays:
I don’t know who took it lol.
Brad Newburn to Trent Mays:
What was the deal with (Jane)?
Trent Mays:
What you mean lol
Bradley Newburn:
What did u guys do lol
Trent Mays:
Nothing. It was just me, Mark and Farrah.
Bradly Newburn:
Did u fuck her?
Trent Mays:
Yes.
Bradley Newburn:
Yeah boy!
(Group text message between Trent Mays, Bradley Newburn, Zach Birch and Lucas Herrington)
Zach Birch:
I had fun also
Lucas Herrington:
Was that on the couch downstairs lmao
Trent Mays:
Yes
Bradley Newburn:
I got a good 20 min of sleep in
Lucas Herrington:
She looks dead lmao
Unknown Party:
Lmao
Trent Mays:
She is
Bradley Newburn:
Shoulda moved her around and got a better angle
Trent Mays to Mark Cole:
What pics?
Mark Cole:
Why are you sending pics around?
Trent Mays:
Nodi just sent them to Ann
Mark Cole:
Quit sending that around
Trent Mays:
Just sent it to Nodi so Ann could have it
Mark Cole:
Don’t send it to anyone else
Mark Cole:
No really u can’t be doing that, is that your jizz on her stomach?
Trent Mays:
Yeah, hahaha
Mark Cole:
Did u fuck her?
Trent Mays:
No
Trent Mays to Anthony Craig:
She came thru, brought food, got fucked. She knew whats up.
Anthony Craig:
U a felon.
Trent Mays:
Not really
Anthony Craig:
(unknown message)
Trent Mays (best interpretation of testimony we could come up with):
See your fat p*ssy. I’ll stick it with a big f*** that I give
Sean McGee to Trent Mays:
U shouldn’t have did it if she was that hammered
Trent Mays:
Only a hand-job
Sean McGee:
I saw the pics, bro. Don’t lie.
Trent Mays:
She was naked the whole time but she was like dead
Sean McGee:
If she tells someone, it could get back to her parents and then back on u
Trent Mays:
She knows what happened
Sean McGee:
No, she don’t
Trent Mays to Cody Saltsman:
I’m pissed all I got was a handjob. I shoulda raped her since everyone thinks I did.
Cody Saltsman:
You shoulda lol
Trent Mays:
She was awake the whole time lol
Cody Saltsman:
She’s gross lmao
Trent Mays:
I’d hit it
Multi-media picture message from Trent Mays sent to Anthony Craig and Mark Cole:
(picture is that of a naked Jane Doe; has a caption)
Bitches is bitches. Fuck ‘em.
Trent Mays to Evan Westlake:
I’m pissed we didn’t even fuck
Evan Westlake:
Handy-dandy
Evan Westlake:
How’d you get a handy from a dead body?
Trent Mays:
She woke up at 3
Anthony Craig:
U wanna be real with me for a sec?
Trent Mays:
Fo sho no doubt
Anthony Craig:
U have sex with that dead body?
Trent Mays:
No, but she fine lol
August 13, 2013
Anthony Craig to Trent Mays:
Dude, your jizz was on her chest lol. Tell me what happened.
Trent Mays:
I talked her into a handy cause if she moved, she’d get sick
Anthony Craig:
I don’t see how that dead body could give you a handy
Trent Mays:
She rolled over and faced me. I put her hand on my weiner and we started making out.
Anthony Craig:
So u eat ass?
Trent Mays:
Fuck no. I lick the cat lol
Trent Mays to Nick Mazer:
Just got a handy dandy lol
Nick Mazer:
Do anything with Jane Doe?
Trent Mays:
She was a deady, and I needed sexual attention just like u lol. I shoulda f*cked her.
Nick Mazer:
Why no head?
Trent Mays:
She woulda thrown up
Trent Mays:
Yeah dude it was bad, but she was naked so It was all good.
Trent Mays:
I fingered her before you asked though
Nick Mazer:
She’s loose as fuck tho
Nick Mazer:
You got any naked pics?
Trent Mays to Cameron King:
(Naked picture of Jane Doe)
Anthony Craig to Trent Mays:
Bro, why did Jane Doe say she tested positive for being roofied?
Trent Mays:
Hell no, she was drinking some red stuff
Trent Mays:
I even took a beer off her
Anthony Craig:
U still gonna wife her up lol?
Trent Mays:
Fuck no but I’m gonna f*ck her on the weekends
Anthony Craig:
Is she still talkin to u?
Trent Mays:
Trying to
Anthony Craig:
Trying to what?
Trent Mays:
Talk to me. It’s annoying. I keep saying ok and shit.
Anthony Craig:
What, is it annoying?
Trent Mays:
Yeah
Trent Mays:
Tell dat bitch text me
Cody Saltsman to Trent Mays:
U better check Jane Doe. She’s tellin people she got drugged
Trent Mays to Evan Westlake:
Deleate that off You-tube. Coach Sac knows about it. Seriously delete it.
Evan Westlake:
Deny to the grave.
Trent Mays:
Her dad knows, and if our names get brought up, if asked, she was just really drunk.
Trent Mays:
They knew she stayed at Mark’s. You just gotta say she was asleep by the time you got there.
Trent Mays to Cody Saltsman:
Nodi’s running his mouth saying how dead she was. If anyone asks, we just took her to Mark’s, and she fell asleep.
Trent Mays to Mark Cole:
Just say she passed out at your house if anyone asks.
Mark Cole:
IDK she was fucked up. It was her fault she was fucked up.
Cody Saltsman to Trent Mays:
I got you, man. I’ll say that you all were just taking care of her.
Cody Saltsman:
I can get her dad’s number if you need it
Trent Mays to Unknown Party:
What is she saying?
August 14, 2012
Trent Mays to the Father of Jane Doe:
Sir, this is Trent Mays. This is all a misunderstanding. I just took care of your daughter when she was drunk and made sure she was safe.
Father Doe’s Response:
What is on the video?
Evan Westlake to Trent Mays:
I wasn’t even involved. Why am I being questioned?
Trent Mays:
Did you take a video of me?
Trent Mays to Anthony Craig:
You didn’t take any pics or vids, did u?
Trent Mays:
Seriously, I need as much help as I can get, bro
Trent Mays to Father Doe:
The only vid is at Jake’s house when we carried her to the car drunk
Trent Mays to Gino Atkins:
Spaz on her for me, bro, please
Gino Atkins:
Did anyone f*ck her?
Trent Mays:
Nope
Trent Mays:
Me fingered her. That’s about it.
Gino Atkins:
F*ck that bitch
Unknown Contact to Trent Mays:
Hey buddy, wanna send me that pic cuz you love me?
Anthony Craig:
Nah, IDGAF I got Reno. Nothing’s gonna happen if it goes to court.
Trent Mays to Cody Saltsman:
She’s actin like I killed her or something
Cody Saltsman:
She said you could take a picture
Trent Mays:
Yeah, she was so in love with me that night
Farrah Marcino to Trent Mays:
What about u f***ing her in the a**?
Trent Mays:
?
Farrah Marcino:
That’s what the picture is of
Trent Mays:
The only pic I have is her laying on the couch
Farrah Marcino:
Everyone was looking at the pics at Jake’s.
Trent Mays:
Neither of those happened. I wanna see those.
Farrah Marcino:
Don’t lie. I was at Jake’s house.
Trent Mays:
If you saw them, you lied.
Farrah Marcino:
Don’t lie to me. I saw the pictures at Jake’s. They were showing them all around.
Trent Mays:
No, you didn’t. You’ll feel salty when the DNA results come back.
The boys were found guilty... and sentenced to 1-4 years in juvenile detention and registration as juvenile sex offenders... THAT'S IT... PERIOD.
What the fuck. SERIOUSLY!!!
WHAT
THE
FUCK!?
And it gets even worse... The following image is an infographic that was shared with me on facebook.
Did you notice the one thing that was missing from those statements? Well... look at the left side of the image...
Honestly, I can't continue writing... This has me sooooo pissed off.
The Bean has started a petition at www.whitehouse.gov calling for rape education and censure of the sentencing judge. SIGN IT!
The Bean's Petition
Images in this issue RIGHTEOUSLY borrowed from the following sources:
http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/steubenville-football-players-carrying-alleged-rape-victim.jpg
http://www.xojane.com/issues/steubenville-rape-verdict-alexandria-goddard
http://www.facebook.com/MsCongeniality2012
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