Hacker Who Helped Expose Steubenville Could Get More Prison Time Than The 2 Convicted Rapists

Found on San Fransisco Chronicle on Sunday, 09 June 2013
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Two of the football players were actually charged and found guilty of rape. They were sentenced to one and two years of juvenile detention.

But now one of the hackers who brought national attention to their crime could be locked up longer than they will be. Lostutter could go to prison for 10 years if he's convicted of hacking into Big Red's fan page, Mother Jones reports.

"I stood up for a rape victim, I shared information that was public, I had an opinion, and now I am needing you to stand up for me," he wrote on his blog.

What about being reasonable? This will make others think twice before they uncover something illegal. Great move, government.