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Torrington High School rape cases

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The Torrington High School rape case refers to five separate rape cases in Torrington, Connecticut, United States, involving six former Torrington High School football players and two other Torrington teenagers.[1]

In a 2013 case, Joan Toribio and Edgar Gonzalez, both 18-year-old former football players from Torrington High School, were convicted in the sexual assault of two 13-year-old girls in Torrington, Connecticut.[2][3][4] Joan Toribio was sentenced to nine months in prison.[5] Edgar Gonzalez was sentenced to six years in prison.[6]

In a 2011 case, Kenuel Weaver-Hunt, 17, and Dylan Rodriguez, 16, pleaded guilty to charges of risk of injury to a minor with illicit sexual contact, a class "D" felony.[7] Both were sentenced to five years in prison, suspended after four months served.[8] Alec Berkemeier, 16, was charged with second-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor with illicit sexual contact, but reached a deal with the prosecutors that included a provision to seal the records of the case.[9]

Controversy

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Torrington High School gained notoriety for its students' victim blaming cyberbullying of the two 13-year-old girls through social media. The Register Citizen, a local newspaper, published images of Twitter posts that defended the accused and attacked the victims.[10][2][3][4] A Houston-based law firm that specializes in defense of those accused of sex crimes claimed a possible failure in responsibility on the part of parents and teachers to make students aware of the legal implications of their actions.[11]

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References

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  1. ↑ Glenza, Jessica (April 30, 2013). "Three more Torrington teens face jail in another rape case". Cosmopolitan.com. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Baker, Al (March 20, 2013). "Sex Charges in Connecticut Are Dissected on Internet". New York Times. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Sanchez, Ray (March 21, 2013). "Shades of Ohio case in Connecticut football player rape case". Reuters. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  4. 1 2 Levs, Josh; Candiotti, Susan; Levitt, Ross (March 22, 2013). "Rape accusations, teens, and Twitter attacks in another U.S. town". CNN. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  5. ↑ Avilucea, Isaac (November 19, 2013). "Torrington rape case: Former football player Joan Toribio sentenced to nine months in prison". The Register Citizen. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Edgar Gonzalez, former Torrington High School MVP, sentenced to six years in prison, for rape of 13-year-old". The Register Citizen. September 6, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  7. ↑ Glenza, Jessica (April 30, 2013). "Three more Torrington teens face jail in another rape case". Cosmopolitan.com. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  8. ↑ Cleary, Tom (May 3, 2013). "Torrington teens sentenced to 4 months in prison in 2011 rape case". The Register Citizen. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  9. ↑ Ruthman, Brigitte (November 23, 2013). "Unknown deal in rape case as terms include sealing sentence details". Republican-American. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  10. ↑ Glenza, Jessica (March 20, 2013). "Victim bullied after rape allegations against Torrington football players". The Register Citizen. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  11. ↑ Scheiner, Grant (February 2014). "Blog The Legal Complexity of the Torrington High School Rape Case". Scheiner Law Group, P.C. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
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