17 y/o Sexual Assault Victim Could Be Jailed For Releasing Names of Attackers

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Thrasher865

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Why would the prosecution not consult her before accepting a plea agreement? And should they be allowed to limit her freedom of speech?


17-year-old sexual assault victim could face charges for tweeting names of attackers | The Lookout - Yahoo! News


A Kentucky girl who was sexually assaulted could face contempt of court charges after she tweeted the names of her juvenile attackers.

Savannah Dietrich, the 17-year-old victim, was frustrated by a plea deal reached late last month by the two boys who assaulted her, and took to Twitter to expose them--violating a court order to keep their names confidential.

"There you go, lock me up," Dietrich tweeted after naming the perpetrators. "I'm not protecting anyone that made my life a living Hell." Her Twitter account has since been closed.

Attorneys for the attackers asked a Jefferson District Court judge to hold Dietrich in contempt for lashing out on Twitter. She could face up to 180 days in jail and a $500 fine if convicted. The boys have yet to be sentenced for the August 2011 attack.
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Dietrich was assaulted by the pair after passing out at a party. They later shared photos of the assault with friends.
"For months, I cried myself to sleep," Dietrich said. "I couldn't go out in public places."

On June 26, the boys pleaded guilty to first-degree sexual abuse and misdemeanor voyeurism. Terms of their plea agreement were not released.

"They got off very easy," Dietrich, who says she was unaware of the plea agreement before it was announced in court, said in her interview with the newspaper.
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I don't understand how she was bound by an agreement she didn't agree to
 
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Stupidity. They will get registered on the sexual crimes data base so their names will be known anyway.
 
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YorkVol said:
Stupidity. They will get registered on the sexual crimes data base so their names will be known anyway.
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I'm not sure, but I don't think that they would be registered sex offenders as minors. Also, I'm sure that would have been part of the same plea bargain anyway.
 
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Thrasher865 said:
I'm not sure, but I don't think that they would be registered sex offenders as minors. Also, I'm sure that would have been part of the same plea bargain anyway.
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Not sure about Kentucky, but minors are registered and I believe most states don't allow that part to be plead out as it is a separate process.
 
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