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>> i think it great. i think this may be the one thing that gets the truth out. >> reporter: after it does, this missouri town of 12,000 will do it's job of asking tough questions. >> after this process is complete and media attention dies down we'll have to work together as a community to increase awareness in the community about events and how young people treat each other. >> that's an amazing story. you were at the vigil tonight, members of daisy's family there. they have been run out of town essentially. what is the reaction to how the community is now responding to this? >> reporter: i w...

To help and that makes a difference. >> reporter: protesters are energized now that the teen rape case is being reopened. national pressure led to the appointment of a prosecutor who promised local politics and connections would play no part in the new investigation. >> our review of this case will be without fear and without favor. >> reporter: keywords for daisy coleman, just 14 years old when she and a 13-year-old friend say they were raped by two high schoolboys after a night of drinking. >> yes, there was, i believe, a crime that occurred. >> reporter: the sheriff arrested the accused boy...

In crime and punishment tonight a special prosecutor is appoint in a controversial case in maryville, missouri. a vigil is being held for the victim. many strangers coming out for support after young girl named daisy. she was 14 and said she was raped by then 17-year-old matthew barnett. the prosecutors dropped changes. daisy and her mother said the alleged rapist is well-connected and the townspeople ran them out of the area. the case is being revisited. >> reporter: the national media descending on mareville, first physical gathering for protesters after social media driven by anonymous unde...