Nodaway County prosecutor asks court for a special prosecutor in alleged assault case

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Source: Kansas City Star

MARYVILLE, Mo. —Embattled Nodaway County Prosecuting Attorney Robert L. Rice on Wednesday announced that he had cleared the way for the possibility of new charges being filed in a sexual assault case that has received international attention.

In a news conference outside the county courthouse in Maryville, Rice said he had asked a judge to appoint a special prosecutor in the case.

“The public trust in our criminal justice system must be upheld at all times,” he said.

He said he decided to ask for the special prosecutor after witnesses in the case said this week that they would cooperate with the investigation.

Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/10/16/4557176/nodaway-county-prosecutor-asks.html

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The "Nightmare in Maryville" story from Sunday's Star that brought the case to national attention

The AP identified the victims because they had spoken publicly. But despite the rapists' names being published by the Star and the LA TIMES this week and local NW Missouri outlets when the boys were arrested, the AP explained: "The AP is not naming the boys because there are no active charges against them."

I'm not too optimistic. A special prosecutor could not deliver justice for Trayvon. And how is Rice the hypocrite talking about trust in the justice system?

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1. I wonder how many other cases there are like this out there? How much pull does the

football player's grandfather have?

Ack now I have Butthole Surfers - Pepper stuck in my head:

CHORUS
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Then there was the ever present
Football player-rapist
They were all in love with dyin'
They were doin' it in Texas
Pauly caught a bullet
But it only hit his leg
Well, it should have been a better shot and
Hit him in the head
They were all in love with dyin'
They were drinkin' from a fountain
That was pourin' like an avalanche comin' down the mountain