By Andrew Welsh-Huggins The Associated Press A federal judge has lifted race- and sex-based hiring quotas imposed on the Cincinnati Police Department 40 years ago to fix its lack of diversity, agreeing with the U.S. Justice Department’s argument that the changes are no longer constitutional. At issue before U.S. District Judge Susan Dlott was a […]
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2 Ohio Teen Football Players Found Guilty of Rape
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Two members of the high school football team that is the pride of Steubenville were found guilty Sunday of raping a drunken 16-year-old girl in a case that bitterly divided the Rust Belt city and led to accusations of a cover-up to protect the community’s athletes. Steubenville High School students Trent […]
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Ohio School Rape Trial Ends; Verdict to be Sunday
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Two Ohio high school football players accused of raping a 16-year-old girl after an alcohol-fueled party last summer are due back in juvenile court Sunday to learn their fate. Their four-day nonjury trial ended Saturday after testimony from the West Virginia teenager, who said she could not remember what happened that […]