More Charges in Steubenville

Ohio A high-profile rape investigation is widening to include an alleged cover-up. On Nov. 25, four employees of the Steubenville school system, including its superintendent, were indicted by a grand jury investigating the 2012 rape of a 16-year-old girl. The new charges involve a second rape allegation, from a 14-year-old. The case has unsettled the hardscrabble city ever since the lurid details drew national attention. In March, two members of a high school football team were found guilty of rape. Now educators stand accused of obstructing the inquiry or failing to report child abuse. "While this started out being about the...

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