CONVICTED--Ma'lik Richmond, center, stands with his father, Nathaniel Richmond, left, and attorney Walter Madison after he and co-defendant Trent Mays, 17, were found guilty on rape and other charges after their trial in juvenile court in Steubenville, Ohio, Sunday, March 17. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, Pool) by Andrew Welsh Huggins AP Legal Affairs Writer STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A judge on Sunday convicted two members of Steubenville's celebrated high school football team of raping a drunken 16-year-old girl, concluding a months-long ordeal for the victim and the accused, even though the case is far from over for the community.
HEADED TO PRISON----Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick leaves federal court after being convicted March 11, in Detroit, of corruption charges, ensuring a return to prison for a man once among the nation's youngest big-city leaders. (AP Photo/Detroit News, David Coates) by Ed White Associated Press Writer DETROIT (AP) — Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was convicted Monday of corruption charges and then sent to jail to await his prison sentence in yet another dramatic setback for a man who once was among the nation's youngest big-city leaders.
MA'LIK RICHMOND by Andrew Welsh-Huggins AP Legal Affairs Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two high school football players go on trial Wednesday on charges of raping a nearly passed-out-drunk 16-year-old girl during a night of partying in Steubenville.