Steubenville Rape Case: Ohio attorney general says more charges possible after rape trial

(CBS/AP) COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio's attorney general says he'll announce after the upcoming rape trial of two high school football players whether charges will be brought against others who may have witnessed the alleged assault.

Mike DeWine says he isn't ruling additional charges in or out in the case, which centers on the rape of a 16-year-old girl in eastern Ohio. At least three other students witnessed the encounter, and still others apparently knew about it and posted messages and photographs about the incident on social media sites.

Hacker-activist groups and women's advocacy organizations have questioned why people who knew about the rape weren't charged under an Ohio law requiring people to report crimes of which they're aware.

On Monday DeWine said his office is now investigating what happened after the alleged assault.

DeWine's office told lawyers for three witnesses last fall that their clients wouldn't be charged. The two teens accused of rape are scheduled to appear in juvenile court on March 13.

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