Torrington High School rape cases explained

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 teens.[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 9 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

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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Glenza . Jessica . Three more Torrington teens face jail in another rape case . Cosmopolitan.com . 2013-04-30 . 2016-05-19.
  2. News: Sex Charges in Connecticut Are Dissected on Internet . Al . Baker . New York Times . March 20, 2013 . April 13, 2013.
  3. News: Shades of Ohio case in Connecticut football player rape case . Ray . Sanchez . Reuters . March 21, 2013 . April 13, 2013.
  4. News: Rape accusations, teens, and Twitter attacks in another U.S. town . Josh . Levs . Susan . Candiotti . Ross . Levitt . CNN . March 22, 2013 . April 13, 2013.
  5. Web site: Avilucea . Isaac . Torrington rape case: Former football player Joan Toribio sentenced to nine months in prison . The Register Citizen . 2013-11-19 . 2016-05-19.
  6. Web site: Edgar Gonzalez, former Torrington High School MVP, sentenced to six years in prison, for rape of 13-year-old . The Register Citizen . 2013-09-06 . 2016-05-19.
  7. Web site: Glenza . Jessica . Three more Torrington teens face jail in another rape case . Cosmopolitan.com . 2013-04-30 . 2016-05-19.
  8. Web site: Cleary . Tom . Torrington teens sentenced to 4 months in prison in 2011 rape case . The Register Citizen . 2013-05-03 . 2016-05-19.
  9. Web site: Ruthman . Brigitte . Unknown deal in rape case as terms include sealing sentence details . Republican-American . 2013-11-23 . 2016-05-19.
  10. News: Victim bullied after rape allegations against Torrington football players . Jessica . Glenza . The Register Citizen . March 20, 2013 . April 13, 2013.
  11. Web site: Scheiner. Grant. Blog The Legal Complexity of the Torrington High School Rape Case. February 2014 . Scheiner Law Group, P.C.. 2 August 2015.

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