Seventeen-year-old Savannah Dietrich rocketed to high profile media headlines recently when she revealed the names of her underage rapists. Instead of being commended for her bravery for speaking out against the vile young men, she was instead treated like a potential criminal, threatened with possible contempt charges for violating an order imposed by the judge to protect the identities of the rapists. Well, that's all changed.
The Kentucky teenager was rightfully disappointed with the light punishment the two rapists go, who are named Will Frey and Austin Zehnder. They pleaded guilty, but took a plea bargain of protecting their names -- which was in the form of a law that protects juveniles. Savannah Dietrich took to her Twitter account to air out the names of her rapists, but this ruffled the feathers of other boys' lawyer who sought to file a motion of contempt against her, you know basically kicking this victimized teen girl while she was already down.
The lawyer has since removed the motion but refuses to acknowledge whether or not it has anything to do with the public outrage at how this victimized young woman was being treated in the system. The fact that her rapists were granted any benefit whatsoever in this case is deplorable.
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Sentencing is set for next month.
Savannah and these two boys will inextricably linked for the rest of their lives for something that happened when all 3 of them were 17 years old.
If Savannah applies to college, or for a job, or just meets a new person, all of this is going to be available on a Google search for as long as there is an internet. Savannah will turn 85 in the year 2079. This will still be with Savannah. And her children, and her grandchildren, and her great-grandchildren.
That is what the judge was trying to protect Savannah from.
FACT: This girl WAS NOT RAPED. In fact, the boys never touched her. What did happen is that she passed out at a party while partially clothed and the boys took photos of her and passed those around. Under the law of that state, this is considered some form of "sexual assault."
There is no indication that anyone but this girl undressed herself, that no one but her got herself so intoxicated as to pass out. There is no indication that the boys touched her or did anything other than snap photos of her while she was passed out. Under the law of that state, this was considered some form of "sexual assault. "
This is WHY it is so wrong for the girl to keep saying she was raped, and keep saying she will name her "rapists." THAT is why the judge threatened her with contempt.
Of course, taking the photos was wrong, and the party host should have covered her and called her parents to pick her up. But if truth be told, this was more of a prank than a crime. it is bad judgement, but the boys are not in any way rapists.
PLEASE FIND OUT THE FACTS AND STOP HELPING THIS girl to spread falsehoods.