STEUVBENVILLE (AP) -- Ohio's top law enforcement official says the investigation of wrongdoing in a city where two high school football players raped a 16-year-old girl is far from over.
Attorney General Mike DeWine says a grand jury will look into whether others in Steubenville broke the law by not speaking up after the attack, DeWine said, after a judge convicted the two boys of rape
The guilty verdict against two high school football players in Stuebenville has sparked social media backlash. Two teen girls were arrested Monday for tweeting threats against the rape victim. CNN's Poppy Harlow talks to Sheriff Fred Abdalla about the threats.
Abdalla: "One says, 'You ripped my family apart, you made my cousin cry, so when I see you BLEEP it's gonna be a homicide.' I take this seriously."
Poppy Harlow: "Of course, and the next?"
Abdalla: "The next is, 'I'll celebrate by beating the BLEEP out of Jane Doe."
Harlow: "You say one of the girls has admitted?"
Abdalla: "Yes. They have, and she was crying ⦠and again, we're dealing with kids, again, but the Attorney General had just left the building. The judge was still in the building, when I received messages there's death threats already against the victim. I hope this sends a warning, and I could assure you ⦠we've been monitoring Twitter for 24 hours, and continue. If there's anybody out there crosses the line and makes a death threat, they're gonna have to face the consequences."
Attorney General Mike DeWine said threatening a teenage rape victim will not be tolerated.
"If anyone makes a threat verbally or via the Internet, we will take it seriously, we will find you, and we will arrest you," DeWine said.
The two girls, ages 15 and 16, are being held in juvenile detention. The 16-year-old is charged with one misdemeanor count of aggravated menacing for threatening the life of the victim on Twitter. The 15-year-old is charged with one misdemeanor count of menacing for threatening bodily harm to the victim on Facebook.
They are scheduled to appear before a judge Tuesday morning.
Attorney General Mike DeWine says a grand jury will look into whether others in Steubenville broke the law by not speaking up after the attack, DeWine said, after a judge convicted the two boys of rape
The guilty verdict against two high school football players in Stuebenville has sparked social media backlash. Two teen girls were arrested Monday for tweeting threats against the rape victim. CNN's Poppy Harlow talks to Sheriff Fred Abdalla about the threats.
Abdalla: "One says, 'You ripped my family apart, you made my cousin cry, so when I see you BLEEP it's gonna be a homicide.' I take this seriously."
Poppy Harlow: "Of course, and the next?"
Abdalla: "The next is, 'I'll celebrate by beating the BLEEP out of Jane Doe."
Harlow: "You say one of the girls has admitted?"
Abdalla: "Yes. They have, and she was crying ⦠and again, we're dealing with kids, again, but the Attorney General had just left the building. The judge was still in the building, when I received messages there's death threats already against the victim. I hope this sends a warning, and I could assure you ⦠we've been monitoring Twitter for 24 hours, and continue. If there's anybody out there crosses the line and makes a death threat, they're gonna have to face the consequences."
Attorney General Mike DeWine said threatening a teenage rape victim will not be tolerated.
"If anyone makes a threat verbally or via the Internet, we will take it seriously, we will find you, and we will arrest you," DeWine said.
The two girls, ages 15 and 16, are being held in juvenile detention. The 16-year-old is charged with one misdemeanor count of aggravated menacing for threatening the life of the victim on Twitter. The 15-year-old is charged with one misdemeanor count of menacing for threatening bodily harm to the victim on Facebook.
They are scheduled to appear before a judge Tuesday morning.