Why Nobody Trusts Steubenville

U.S.Asa petition seeking "real justice" crosses thethresholdthat will demand a public response as high up as the White House, here's a look back at the small city's long history of corruption, from a Justice Department investigation to rape survivors just now coming forward with tales of the police discouraging them from speaking out.By Alexander Abad-SantosJanuary 7, 2013This article is from the archive of our partner .Corruption: It's at the heart of the controversy over the rape case in Steubenville, Ohio, and it has to do with a lot more than just the legendary Big Red football program. Allegations of a cover-up stretching from the team to the local police to the prosecutor's office have been surfacing on social media since the alleged incident in August, but they have been lacking in detail, and that's why the hackers at Anonymous and LocalLeaks got involved last week. As the so-called Steubenville Files continue to piece together a blurry narrative based on leaked documents, vira...