NEWS9 has confirmed that the out-of-town judge overseeing the Jefferson County teen rape case granted permission for one of the two defendants to travel with his former legal guardians to California between Dec. 30 through Jan. 5.

Although Greg and Jennifer Agresta, of Steubenville, are no longer the defendant's legal guardians, he is living in their home as he awaits trial next month.

Judge Thomas Lipps granted both teen defendants release from juvenile detention in October, but ordered both to remain under home confinement and electronic monitoring.

Lipps, a juvenile judge from Hamilton County, Ohio, is overseeing the case after Jefferson County Judge Sam Kerr stepped aside, citing a potential conflict.

The Agrestas' biological son had been invited to participate in an all-star athletic event in California, which is why a court official said they petitioned the judge to allow the trip.

According to a court official, Lipps granted permission for the Agrestas to take the teen defendant with them to California after a detailed itinerary of the trip was submitted to and approved by the court.

http://www.wtov9.com/news/news/former-guardians-teen-charged-jefferson-co-rape-ca/nTqTp/

7:15 am EST

Good Luck Prinnie!!!

Isn't this the stuff(evidence) that LE couldn't seem to find?  lol

A new video has surfaced that is related to the Steubenville rape case, which has caught the attention of certain hacktivist groups. Operation Roll Red Roll continues to play out on social media as links to information involving an alleged rape case in Steubenville have been posted on localleaks.blogs.ru/.

The video was posted on YouTube of a male juvenile reportedly on the night of the alleged incident. This video was first posted today under the user name Mark Bacchus. #Knightsec, who claims to have hacked rollredroll.com, posted the link to the information on his twitter account. 

This case has put public officials in Jefferson County in the spotlight, including Steubenville Police Chief Bill McCafferty. McCafferty released a statement to 7News regarding the recent events that have occurred. The statement reads:

"The Steubenville police department has been aware of this recent video that was released. Since late August 2012 the subject who made the video was interviewed. This has all been turned over to the prosecutors which are the Ohio Attorney Generals Office, who is prosecuting this case. It's always been the policy of the Steubenville Police Department not to make comments on details of a case prior to it going to trial. I know this is frustrating for some. I can't change that now, as you know this is a high profile case and for the parties interested I believe I should not make a comment on it because I can't make a comment on it. It's being handled by an outside agency."

In addition to the recent Internet incidents, a second rally is being planned for Saturday, Jan. 5 at the Jefferson County Courthouse. Members and supporters of the hacktivist group "Anonymous" plan to rally in support of the alleged victim in this case. 7News has learned this rally will be more organized than the first, as advocates are being asked to speak. The rally is scheduled to begin at noon.
http://www.wtrf.com/story/20487742/new-video-released-on-steubenville-rape-authorities-release-statement

Well that you both for your concern.  It was a very hard time and so I can really relate to what this poor girl is going through..along with her parents.  It is sad to think that the school has no moral obligation for the actions of their students...seems to me you get punished worse if you skip school.  I went to Big Red...many, many years ago and had been proud of that for some time.  Unfortunately, as years have passed and the things I have heard that goes on in the school..or I guess I should say the things that the school seems to overlook for the protection of their sports programs...I am now ashamed that I went to that school.  I wonder if their is a educational state agency that could come in and investigate??