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2:57 am
Mon January 7, 2013

Ohio Rape Allegations Spread Through Social Media

Originally published on Mon January 7, 2013 11:52 am

More than a thousand protesters turned up in the Ohio River town of Steubenville over the weekend, spurred by a blogging and Twitter campaign that's focused on rape allegations involving high-school football players. Social media has taken the case well beyond the small eastern Ohio town, sparking international tension.

M.L. Schultze reports for WKSU.

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