1. Two teenagers in Ohio have been found guilty of raping an allegedly drunk 16-year-old girl at a party. Football players Trent Mays, 17, and Ma’Lik Richmond, 16, made headlines earlier this year when photos and video of the assault were shared over the internet. The boys were tried as juveniles and were sentenced to time in a juvenile correctional facility.
You can read more about the case – and how the boys’ arrest divided a town – here.
2. A 20-year-old Greek soccer player has been banned from playing for his national team after he scored a goal and gave the Nazi salute to celebrate. Giorgos Katidis said he didn’t know the salute had any sort of meaning. The Hellanic Football Federation said the gesture was “a profound insult to all victims of Nazi atrocities”.
3. As part of the conditions of a $13 billion Eurozone bailout, Cypriots with savings accounts could be charged a levy of 10 per cent. The controversial deal has seen masses of people line up at ATM facilities in the Mediterranean country to withdraw their money before it’s used to bail out troubled banks. Cyprus is the fifth country in the Eurozone to need a bailout.
4. According to a Neilson poll published today, twice as many voters would chose Kevin Rudd over Julia Gillard to lead Labor into the next election. On a two party preferred basis, the poll shows the Coalition leading Labor 56-44 per cent.
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I cannot believe that the two young men were found guilty of raping a child 16 year old girl (and carrying her by her feet from party to party in between rapes) and got ONLY "at least one year" in juvvie for one of them and "at least two years" for the other (who also filmed the assaults). It's THAT hard to get a rape conviction - and then when they do make a conviction, they give the guy one year?? And not even in prison.
Both boys have to be released by the age of 21, so they can't be held for more than 4-5 years all up. They could be back at houseparties with drunk girls in a year or two. So disgusting.
I am literally thrilled to hear those two boys have been found guilty of that rape. When I read the story about hat happened that night, i was so appalled and horrified and it is heartening to see that some justice has been done. But clearly there is a lot more to be done. The culture in that football community and that town is clearly disturbing. So many senior men in that community seem to have excused the young men crimes.
But the courage of that girl is to be applauded - what an amazing girl.