School Superintendent Charged In Steubenville Rape Case

FILE - In this March 13, 2013 file photo, Trent Mays, left, and Ma'lik Richmond sit at the defense table before the start of their trial on rape charges in juvenile court in Steubenville, Ohio. Judge Thomas Lipps, w... FILE - In this March 13, 2013 file photo, Trent Mays, left, and Ma'lik Richmond sit at the defense table before the start of their trial on rape charges in juvenile court in Steubenville, Ohio. Judge Thomas Lipps, who sentenced the pair to juvenile detention after convicting them of raping a West Virginia girl in 2012, will hold a hearing Friday, June 14, 2013, as a first step for the two teen defendants to be transferred from a state juvenile detention center to a facility that works with sex offenders. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, Pool) MORE LESS
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STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A school superintendent and three more people have been charged by a grand jury that investigated whether other laws were broken in the rape of a 16-year-old West Virginia girl last year in eastern Ohio.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced the charges Monday in Steubenville.

The grand jury had investigated whether adults like coaches or school administrators knew of the rape allegation but failed to report it as required by state law.

The Steubenville superintendent faces the most serious charges, including obstructing justice. A principal, a strength coach and a volunteer coach also are charged. They’re accused of interfering with the investigation or failing to report possible abuse of a minor.

A judge convicted two Steubenville football players with raping the girl in August 2012.

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