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So no one was surprised -- >> there was a hash tag rape and that's extraordinary to me. >> well, you know, the next chapter, if there is another chapter, will deal with the people around the perpetrators. we now know who committed the rape. the question is, can the legal system deal with anyone else, did anyone else commit crimes that the legal system can address or are we now just in the realm of like what are people like in america now. >> what does this case say to you? it speaks on so many different levels to so many different things. >> it's so troubling to me, anderson, as a parent, as a...

Death threat. you just saw some video what happened in court yesterday. now if you watch this program regularly you know we always try to focus on the victims of crime. obviously because of the age of the victim and the nature of the crime against her, we're not using her name or showing you photographs of her. we are showing you what happened in court because that is part of the news but we're leading off the broadcast with the victim's mother because we believe the focus as always should be on the victim of this terrible crime. our only look at this young woman and we're blurring the image, ...

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. >> let's dig deeper now with attorney and children's advocate reva martin and senior legal analyst, jeffrey toobin. a lot of people in steubenville are focusing on their tears in the courtroom but it's important to point out the victim herself didn't get a chance to speak. also, had they pled guilty, they could have gotten probably a much lesser sentence. they all along were saying they weren't guilty, now all of a sudden they're very apologetic....

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 wouldn't care. i would just let her be dead. >> reporter: in addition to both teenagers being found guilty of rape, trent mays was found guilty of an additional charge for a photo he took of the naked victim. the families of both defendants were given a chance to speak before the judge...

Elsewhere, seemingly untouchable. so much so that despite their rape convictions yesterday, they still enjoy the loyalty of many in steubenville, including two teenaged girls arrested today, accused of making online threats against the victim, including a death threat. you just saw some video what happened in court yesterday. now if you watch this program regularly you know we always try to focus on the victims of crime. obviously because of the age of the victim and the nature of the crime against her, we're not using her name or showing you photographs of her. we are showing you what happene...