According to the
New York Times, witnesses claim that Mays and
Richmond tried to coerce the victim into oral sex, exposed her naked
body as a joke to other partygoers, penetrated her digitally, and
exposed themselves to her. Other Steubenville students on Twitter and
YouTube say they witnessed even worse violations, including urinating on
the victim and anal rape, though these are not official statements.
(And sadly, these students were more delighted than upset by what they
allegedly saw.) While it appears that multiple students taped and
photographed the alleged assault, officials claim they haven't been able
to turn up much in the way of evidence, because the evidence has been
deleted.
Of particular outrage to Goddard is the fact that many other players
besides Mays and Richmond appeared to have participated in the alleged
assault to some extent, taking pictures and videos, but aren't facing
any legal repercussions. Early to cover the case, Goddard has backed
this claim up by posting screenshots of now-deleted photos and videos of
the night. She was sued for defamation by student Cody Saltsman, who
left an ugly online history celebrating the alleged assault, including a
photo on Instagram of the alleged victim being tossed about by her alleged assailants.
The case was dismissed with prejudice in late December, and
Saltsman publicly apologized to the victim and her family for his online actions.
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