RICK SIMMONS by Ric Simmons(CNN) -- The Steubenville, Ohio, rape case has made national headlines because it represents a perfect storm of inappropriate sexual conduct, high-school football heroes, social media and viral YouTube videos.
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.
FINAL HOURS--This Jan. 18 photo provided by the family shows Christopher Cotton at his sister's home in Buffalo, N.Y. A few hours after this photo was made, just past 1 a.m., on Jan. 19, his body was found, slumped in the driver's seat of a borrowed car, all the windows up and doors locked. (AP Photo/Jim Swiezy) by Adam Geller and David Crary AP National Writers (AP)--It was just past 1 a.m. when they found Christopher Cotton's body, slumped in the driver's seat at a Buffalo, N.Y., intersection, shot dead by an assailant who left all the car's windows up, the doors locked.
