BREAKING: Steubenville FB Players Found Delinquent

The judge in the rape case involving two Steubenville, Ohio football players has found them delinquent in the case that has split the town over the last few months. This is similar to a guilty verdict in an adult court.

The two players were alleged to have gotten the accuser in the case so drunk that she could not remember what happened on the evening in question, and she reiterated as much when she took the stand yesterday.

The case was somewhat uncharacteristic in that the judge in the case, Thomas Lipps, was to decide the fate of the players.

More when we know more...

1400 UPDATE: We know more...

The attorney for the plaintiff, Bob Fitzsimmons, came on CNN to discuss and says (to no one's surprise) that his client wants her life back...

Here's Poppy Harlow with the Q-and-A

Both defendants will be spending their time associated with the Ohio Department of Youth Services for the minimum of 1 year. Trent Mays received two years in his sentences to be served consecutively. Ma'Lik Richmond will serve one year. Judge Lipps also said both can be held under DYS custody until they're 21. Mays, 17, was sentenced to an additional year in jail on a charge of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material, to be served concurrently with his rape conviction.

Both Mays and Richmond, 16, have been ordered to avoid contact with the victim until they are 21.

Day 2 Wrap: Steubenville

((HT: WTRF-TV))
Thursday was Day 2 of the Steubenville rape trial. It ended around 9PM, and during testimony, prosecutors introduced text messages shared between witnesses, the alleged victim and the defendants.

The text messages include those from the alleged victim where she said she did not remember anything of the night of the attack and was trying to find out what happened. She said that she believed she was drugged and that others were "taking advantage of me."

One text sent by one defendant actually admit that he had sex with the victim.

Bob Fitzsimmons, the alleged victim's lawyer, said his client was supposed to testify Thursday, but some testimonies went much longer than scheduled. He also said there would be a good chance she'll testify on Day 3.

Here's the wrap...
WTRF 7 News Sports Weather - Wheeling Steubenville

And here's the CNN version...