Torrington, CT students rally in favor of child rapist. And blame the victim, of course.

[Blue_Tires]

5. Like I've said from day one, EVERY community has a "Steubenville" or something similar

Steubenville was so much more noteworthy because of the extensive planning if the crime, and initial lack of interest from law enforcement despite an immense cache of incriminating evidence posted on social media...


Gonzalez and Toribio, both 18, were arrested on Feb. 20 and Feb. 22, respectively, and charged with sexual assault, which police later characterized as statutory rape, against the two 13-year-old victims. A third, unnamed 17-year-old boy was arrested on March 4 and also charged with sex assault on one of the 13-year-olds. Following news of their arrests, a large number of students used Twitter and other social media to post or send messages blaming the girls for “ruining the lives” of Gonzalez and Toribio. They called the girls “whore” and “snitch,” blamed them for hanging out with 18-year-olds in the first place, and more....

The bullying was brought to light in an extensive story by Jessica Glenza that The Register Citizen published on March 20 along with screen shots of the students’ tweets that were reproduced on the front page of the newspaper and on its website....

...As noted in a Register Citizen article published last week, many social media users in Torrington and around the nation seem to believe that statutory rape is not “real” rape because of the fact it is defined by age difference and not a physical attack....

Seriously; just how widespread is that belief?