17 Yr Old Rape Victim Loses 1st Amendment Rights to Prosecutors Plea Bargain and now...

[stevenleser]

she faces arrest herself for speaking out.

http://www.politicususa.com/17-year-old-rape-victim-loses-amendment-rights-raped.html


17-Year-Old Rape Victim Charged for Tweeting Names of Convicted Rapists

“There you go, lock me up,” 17-year-old rape victim Savannah Dietrich tweeted after naming her rapists on Twitter. “I’m not protecting anyone that made my life a living Hell.”

Another tweet read, “Protect rapist is more important than getting justice for the victim in Louisville.”

A brave and defiant Savannah Dietrich explained her outrage, “So many of my rights have been taken away by these boys. I’m at the point, that if I have to go to jail for my rights, I will do it. If they really feel it’s necessary to throw me in jail for talking about what happened to me as opposed to throwing these boys in jail for what they did to me, then I don’t understand justice.”

Good point, Savannah. And although this is juvenile court, since when do we silence victims of violent crimes, especially when the perpetrators not only pleaded guilty, but passed pictures around of their crime – humiliating the victim even further? They sure weren’t silent. They didn’t protect her privacy. Why should they be granted protection they didn’t afford their victim?

[seabeyond]

1. Contempt motion withdrawn for sexual-assault victim Savannah Dietrich who tweeted attackers' names

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021007766

meh... lol, saw it on latest, without look at forum. all.

[janlyn]

2. dropped

You will be happy to know that the contempt charges were dropped against her...

It doesn't surprise me the way she was treated,in our society I feel women are made to believe that we somehow invited the attack.

[maddezmom]

3. good news, thanks for the update

[elleng]

4. Savannah Dietrich Doesn't Face Contempt Charge For Revealing Names Of Sexual Attackers.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/23/savannah-dietrich-contempt-charege_n_1696303.html

[Warren DeMontague]

5. Good.

They must have figured out that they would get their asses kicked in the court of public opinion, if they tried to go after her for that.

Good news.

[Neoma]

6. Passed pictures around?

[stevenleser]

7. Yes, and I was going to keep it a secret, but, when I thought Savannah was going to be arrested...

I filled out a form on the FBI website and asked if they could investigate child pornography charges against the boys who raped her. She was 16 at the time of the rape and the boys distributed photos of her that were taken during the assault. I believe that qualifies for federal child pornography prosecution. Who knows if he FBI will do anything, but I was really pissed off.

[Neoma]

8. How many boys were there?

[stevenleser]

9. There were two. They attacked her when she was passed out drunk apparently.

[Neoma]

10. I wonder if they gave her the alcohol.

...I'm glad I don't drink.