Sixteen year - old teens , Trent Richmond and Ryan Richmond , are charged with rape . The teens are accused of sexually assaulting a girl at end - of - summer parties . The Steubenville High School football games have long been a gathering point for residents , who point to the team 's against-all-odds play that helped elevate its reputation in the state . Pictures of the sexual assaults were posted on social media by partygoers .
Sixteen year - old teens , Trent Richmond and Ryan Richmond , are charged with rape . The teens are accused of sexually assaulting a girl at end - of - summer parties . Pictures of the sexual assaults were posted on social media by partygoers .