STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A television station reports that a
former eastern Ohio high school football player has been released from a
juvenile detention center less than a year after his conviction for
raping a 16-year-old girl following an alcohol-fueled party.
WTOV-TV
in Steubenville reports that Ma’Lik Richmond has been
released. His attorney, Walter Madison, says in a statement that the
youth is a "better, stronger person," and requests privacy. Messages
left Monday for Madison seeking further information weren’t immediately
returned.
Richmond was sentenced to one year in March 2013. A
judge convicted him and fellow Steubenville High School student athlete
Trent Mays of raping the West Virginia girl in August 2012. Mays was
convicted of using his phone to take a picture of the girl naked. He was
sentenced to two years.
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Information from: WTOV-TV, http://www.wtov9.com

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STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A television station reports that a
former eastern Ohio high school football player has been released from a
juvenile detention center less than a year after his conviction for
raping a 16-year-old girl following an alcohol-fueled party.
WTOV-TV
in Steubenville reports that Ma’Lik Richmond has been
released. His attorney, Walter Madison, says in a statement that the
youth is a "better, stronger person," and requests privacy. Messages
left Monday for Madison seeking further information weren’t immediately
returned.
Richmond was sentenced to one year in March 2013. A
judge convicted him and fellow Steubenville High School student athlete
Trent Mays of raping the West Virginia girl in August 2012. Mays was
convicted of using his phone to take a picture of the girl naked. He was
sentenced to two years.
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Information from: WTOV-TV, http://www.wtov9.com

Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.