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Charged with. yes, i spoke to the lawyer for edgar gonzalez, and he said, look, susan, i can tell you that i spoke with my client just the other day in jail. these posts have been out there for a month, hes been in jail at least that long. he said that his client knows nothing about all these social comments that are being made out there on twitter, for example, and he said he played absolutely no role in it and hes only aware of it because i told him about it. certainly, he doesnt promote that ...

Project for victims of sexual and physical abuse. she worries about the impact for accusers. >> the focus is on the girls, as if whatever went on here was their fault. and i think the focus needs to be on the perpetrators. alleged perpetrators. >> reporter: as for all the social media chatter, area parents just shake their heads. >> i dont think theyve stopped to consider the lives that theyre hurting. >> i dont think its appropriate for kids to be expressing their thoughts on something that eit...

Another viciously attacked the girls question character "young girls acting like -- theres no punishment for that. young men acting like boys is a sentence. but the boys were targets too "too bad the girls were not protected from a rapist psychopath like you. you should be telling your buddies to lay off her. >> with social media its just an opportunity to tell a lot of people a message instead of just me speaking to you, i tweeted and its out there for the world. >> reporter: she heads the vict...

Thats malik richmond on the left, trent mays on the right. police say the rape occurred during all-night partying on august 11th, 2012. three days later, the accusers mother went to police with a flash drive including tweets and other possible evidence. social media was abuzz with many of those same tweets and videos by fellow teens, referring to that night in a vulgar manner. this tweet read, song of the night is definitely "rape me" by nirvana. >> if that was my daughter, i wouldnt care. i wou...

Apologize to [ muted ] my family and community. thats all, sir, thank you. >> reporter: malik richmond tearfully spoke directly to the victims mother. >> i would like to apologize to you. i had no intention to do anything like that. im sorry. >> reporter: the man holding richmond is the chief probation officer for the court. >> im sorry. >> reporter: the victims life was splashed all over the internet in this photo. the picture circulated widely on social media before the trial, sparking public ...

Had to go through. i hope somewhere in your hearts that you can forgive trent and malik for the pain they caused your daughter and your honor, i beg you in the name of god for leniency for malik. >> reporter: malik richmond was sentenced to a minimum of one year in a juvenile correction facility. trent mays, a minimum of two years, because of the additional charge against him. outside the court, the victims mother spoke off-camera. >> human compassion is not taught by a teacher, a coach or a par...

This compassion but a lack of any moral code. your decisions that night affected countless lives, including those most dear to you. you were your own accuser through the social media that you chose to publish your criminal conduct on. this does not define who my daughter is. she will persevere, grow and move on. >> reporter: and now the city of steubenville, ohio hopes it, too, can move on. gary tuchman, cnn. >> lets dig deeper now with attorney and childrens advocate reva martin and senior lega...

Police say the rape occurred during all-night partying on august 11th, 2012. three days later, the accusers mother went to police with a flash drive including tweets and other possible evidence. social media was abuzz with many of those same tweets and videos by fellow teens, referring to that night in a vulgar manner. this tweet read, song of the night is definitely "rape me" by nirvana. >> if that was my daughter, i wouldnt care. i would just let her be dead. >> reporter: in addition to both t...

And if they sexually humiliate young girls, absolutely nothing will happen to them. if theres anything we can learn, it is the fact that people need to learn from consent is, what stanley impairment is, intervene in a cultural of masculinity. >> speaking about the toxic culture of masculinity, you of course spent a great deal of time away from the clamor trying to educate young women and young men about these issues. the mother of the victim actually delivered a statement in court to the defenda...

Affected countless lives including those dwaer up for you were your own accuser through the 10esh8 media that you chose to publish your criminal conduct on. this does not define who my daughter is. she will persevere, grow and move on. i have pity for you both. i hope you fear the lord, repent for your actions and pray hard for his forgiveness. >> reporter: the convicted rapists, both teenage boy, showing remorse after being found guilty. >> i would truly like to apologize to [ bleep ], her fami...