Steubenville rape victim receives death threats

Jefferson County Sheriff Fred Abdalla was in contact with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation on Monday investigating death threats made against a rape victim in Steubenville.

Abdalla first learned of threats on Twitter Sunday afternoon, hours after the verdict came down against two teenage boys.

WTRF’s Jamie Ward is in Steubenville talking with Abdalla about this investigation on Monday.

Both teens are to be committed to the Department of Youth Services for minimum of 1 year. Trent Mays received two years to be served consecutively. Ma’Lik Richmond will serve one year, according to Judge Lipps. He said both can be held until they are 21. Mays, who’s 17, was sentenced to an additional year in jail on a charge of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material, to be served after his rape sentence is completed.