Once again we learn that a little thing like a rape conviction should never be allowed to get in the way of a promising football career. We must remember out priorities to protect the great American way of life.
Steubenville rapist is back on the football team
One of the two Steubenville (Ohio) football players convicted of raping a 16-year-old girl at a party two years ago is back on the football team, according to WTRF-TV.
Ma’lik Richmond, a wide receiver who served a one-year sentence in a juvenile facility after a nationally watched trial, was allowed to return even though he must register as a sex offender for 20 years. He is shown with the other seniors and in a closeup in a team photo on the Big Red fan site.
The other player convicted and ringleader of the attacks, quarterback Trent Mays, remains in detention. The victim graduated from a neighboring high school in June.
Richmond’s return has already caused some calls for the resignation of longtime coach Reno Saccoccia and sarcastic outrage about the priorities in the football-obsessed town.
I am sure that they are keeping a spot on the bench warm for the other one when he gets out. And people try to claim that there is no such thing as a rape culture.