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The allegations. >> she got -- not once did you hear her say or any witness say -- >> reporter: not so says the prosecutor. >> she was unresponsive, not in a position to consent, they knew about it, and let's be clear, they knew -- >> reporter: police say the rape occurred on august 11th after a varsity football scrimmage. three days later the accuser's mother went to the police with a flash drive, including tweets and other possible evidence. social media was abuzz with tweets and videos by fellow teens referring to that night in a vulgar manner. song of the night is definitely rape me by nir...

You've got to do what you want as long as you have a winning season. >> is preferential treatment being given to these boys because they're part of a football team? >> no. that's not true. they're facing charges. no. >> reporter: the sheriff believes some of what is being posted online and on social media about the case is false. >> it gives us a black eye. when you have people continue to put false information out there, you know, it starts to make it go away. >> reporter: steubenville police chief bill mccarerty says despite many pleas few witnesses came forward. >> the thing i found was dep...