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stevenleser

(32,886 posts) Mon Jul 23, 2012, 05:22 PM Jul 2012

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

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?

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17 Yr Old Rape Victim Loses 1st Amendment Rights to Prosecutors Plea Bargain and now... (Original Post) stevenleser Jul 2012 OP

Contempt motion withdrawn for sexual-assault victim Savannah Dietrich who tweeted attackers' names seabeyond Jul 2012 #1

dropped janlyn Jul 2012 #2

good news, thanks for the update maddezmom Jul 2012 #3

Savannah Dietrich Doesn't Face Contempt Charge For Revealing Names Of Sexual Attackers. elleng Jul 2012 #4

Good. Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #5

Passed pictures around? Neoma Jul 2012 #6

Yes, and I was going to keep it a secret, but, when I thought Savannah was going to be arrested... stevenleser Jul 2012 #7

How many boys were there? Neoma Jul 2012 #8

There were two. They attacked her when she was passed out drunk apparently. stevenleser Jul 2012 #9

I wonder if they gave her the alcohol. Neoma Jul 2012 #10

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)

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 Contempt motion withdrawn for sexual-assault victim Savannah Dietrich who tweeted attackers' names

Reply to stevenleser (Original post)

Mon Jul 23, 2012, 05:23 PM

Jul 2012

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021007766

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

all.

janlyn

(735 posts)

2. dropped

Reply to stevenleser (Original post)

Mon Jul 23, 2012, 05:25 PM

Jul 2012

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

(135,060 posts)

3. good news, thanks for the update

Reply to janlyn (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 23, 2012, 05:31 PM

Jul 2012

elleng

(136,365 posts)

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

Reply to stevenleser (Original post)

Mon Jul 23, 2012, 05:35 PM

Jul 2012

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

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)

5. Good.

Reply to elleng (Reply #4)

Tue Jul 24, 2012, 10:08 PM

Jul 2012

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

(10,039 posts)

6. Passed pictures around?

Reply to stevenleser (Original post)

Wed Jul 25, 2012, 10:14 AM

Jul 2012

stevenleser

(32,886 posts)

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

Reply to Neoma (Reply #6)

Wed Jul 25, 2012, 10:30 AM

Jul 2012

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.