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March 19, 2013

Steubenville: 2 Teenage Girls Arrested for Threatening Rape Victim Online 
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Two teenage girls in Steubenville, Ohio, have been arrested for making
threats on social media against a 16-year-old rape victim whose case
sparked a national outcry and led to the conviction of two high school
football players. The girls, ages 15 and 16, were being held in juvenile
detention after one allegedly threatened the girl with bodily harm and
the other threatened to kill the victim.

 

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