Teen Rape Victim Facing Jail Time for Tweeting the Names of Her Rapists

Posted by Kevin Farrell on Jul 23, 2012 in Oh Hell No! | 19 comments

Justice is NOT being served for Savannah Dietrich.

What’s worse than tag-team raping an unconscious teenage girl, recording the sexual assault, and then sharing the brutal photoshoot with some pals?

One young girl is finding out that in the eyes of the Kentucky legal system, simply identifying the pair of rapists that destroyed her life.

A 17-year-old Kentucky girl who was upset by the plea deal reached by a pair of teenagers who sexually assaulted her is now facing a contempt charge for tweeting their names in violation of a court order.

Savannah Dietrich of Louisville told The Courier-Journal she is frustrated by what she feels is a lenient deal for her attackers. After posting the names on Twitter, Dietrich wrote, “I’m not protecting anyone that made my life a living Hell.”

The Associated Press does not normally report the names of sexual assault victims, but Dietrich and her parents say they do not want to shield her identity and want her case to be public.

Savannah Dietrich bravely refused to be shamed by her attackers, and identified herself as the victim after Judge Dee McDonald ordered her and her rapists not to speak about the crime. When her attackers were offered a plea bargain by the court, Dietrich broke the judge’s gag order and revealed the names of her attackers on Twitter.

“They got off very easy … and they tell me to be quiet, just silencing me at the end,” she said.

Afterward, Dietrich tweeted, “They said I can’t talk about it or I’ll be locked up. … Protect rapist is more important than getting justice for the victim in Louisville.”

Dietrich is now facing up to 180 days in jail and a $500 fine for contempt.

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What planet are we living on?

(via Seattle Times)

http://www.facebook.com/people/Lauren-Linden/1174454583 Lauren Linden

This victim shaming/blaming business is disgusting and it has got to stop.
http://www.facebook.com/mmoriartypuggi Marie Moriarty-Puggi

This is ridiculous! I see this as a duty to warn all people. You let rapists walk on pleas and jail those suffering from the assault for speaking out. WOMEN will not be silenced any longer. Shame in the judicial system!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=749792848 Tika Mack

After my initial outrage for this young girl, my mind went to, “Why is the judge protecting the rapists with this gag order?” “Was he involved?” So many negatives point to the “judge” who has shown very little compassion for the young woman who was violated by these monsters. Instead he gave the accused a plea bargain and then told this young woman to shut up about it. Let’s just brush it under the carpet and forget all about it. Not only is his slap on the wrist far from sufficient, the judge should be banished from the legal bench. It’s people like him who are adding to the degradation of our judicial system. The boys are lucky that all she did was tweet their names. Had she been my daughter I would be facing murder charges right now.

http://www.facebook.com/people/Timothy-Wheeler/100001281829937 Timothy Wheeler

The Judge is a woman, that’s what surprises me the most about this case.

http://www.facebook.com/atbryant Asa Thomas Bryant

She’s extremely brave. Standing up, and bringing attention to this is more than many rape victims are capable of. She’s not trying to hide it. You go Savannah!
james machado

Keep voting in Liberal insane justices and this is what you get…you put them there America so stop whining!!!

KamJos

The judge is not liberal. It’s a standard gag order that she violated.

http://www.facebook.com/danielenglishocilla Daniel English

I can see the judge doing that. If this girl was telling a lie then it could destroy the reputations of those involved. I am not taking up for her attackers but the process. Sometimes you have to place gag orders to protect all parties involved and like an outraged teenager she broke the law.

Also this post has removed the fact that “Dietrich told the paper she was assaulted in August 2011 by two boys she knew when she passed out after drinking at a gathering. She learned months later that pictures of the assault were taken and shared with others.” It could be that she had consensual sex and only came to regret it after finding out about the photos.

BunnyOle

stupid idiot – the photos were proof she was unconscious, then after they raped her they showed their friends the photos and bragged about it. Why are you so stupid? Maybe you think raping an unconscious person is consensual?

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000848831008 Christina Jeter

Can someone email the petition to sign, [email protected]. I am clicking on the badge but it isn’t opening for me.
http://www.facebook.com/len.defoggia Len DeFoggia

Another instance of a moron in a Robe allowing criminals to get off while their victims are getting worse than their assailants to satisfy the courts injustice. Someday this type of crap is going to turn all good folks into insane activists. Shame there is no such thing as common sense in our justice system anymore.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Emily-Phillips/848844856 Emily Phillips

The judge and both of the attorneys involved in this case should be disbarred. This is a miscarriage of justice.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=615572351 Michelina Percoco

All names of rapists should be known. It was their decision to do something horrible so it should not be covered up.
http://profile.yahoo.com/6PJXDWRDS55Q3ZJO3QZVOLO7OM Debbie D

Daniel English , what are you thinking? You are so so wrong in your statement. If she was passed out how can it be consensual? Wow.
http://www.facebook.com/Xhate.yourXlove Selina Ricard

this makes me sick, you should make her feel safe !!! not feel like she did something wrong!!! what if it was your little girl or boy !!!
http://www.facebook.com/PFLAG.odessa Jonathan Martinez

As a democrat, I would have to say that this sounds downright REPUBLICAN. Gag order to protect the rapist?! Letting the rapist get away with a slap on the wrist? What? Was it not a “Legitimate” Rape?

BunnyOle

shut up crapbag

BunnyOle

BY THE WAY: A judge sentenced two Kentucky teenagers on Friday to community service and sex offender treatment for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl who later identified her attackers on Twitter.

COMMUNITY SERVICE – no jail time, no probation. The original sentence would have automatically expunged their record at age 20. A slight change of sentencing says they can ask to have it removed when they reach 21, and had to give up a list of everybody they showed the photos to.

They told police they assaulted Dietrich because “we thought it would be funny, but it wasn’t.”

Both boys are from wealthy families, high school football stars, and the male prosecuting attorney attended the same high school.

One of the revelations which emerged from the newly released documents relates to an encounter between the teenager and county prosecutor Paul Richawlsky, according to the Courier-Journal. When Savannah complained about her attackers’ plea deal, Mr Richawlsky told her to ‘get over it and see a therapist’, adding that ‘the jail was for “real” rapists, murderers and robbers’, according to an affidavit. The victim’s lawyer accused the prosecutor of giving the defendants unduly lenient treatment because they were star athletes at the high school he had attended.
BunnyOle

FYI, from what I read what happened was disgusting, but that she was not raped. Undressed, ‘touched’ photographed – but other people saw it happening and did nothing to stop it as well, it was at a party and she was on the kitchen floor.

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