Jefferson County juvenile court officials have released a final list of media access rules for next week's teen rape trial in Steubenville.


Visiting Judge Thomas Lipps will hear the evidence against two Steubenville High School student-athletes accused of raping a teen girl last summer.


The case and the protests over the case have gathered international media attention, and more than a dozen local and international media outlets are expected to send reporters to Steubenville to cover the trial.


Eric Minor and Natalie Herbick will provide live team coverage of the trial starting on Wednesday. The trial is expected to continue until Friday or possibly Saturday.

-PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Jefferson Co. Aug. 2012 juvenile rape investigation

Below are the rules and procedures, as provided by court officials, that are expected to be followed by all media covering the trial. These rules include restrictions on social media reporting, video and audio recording:  

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RULES AND PROCEDURES:

*STRICT ADHERENCE TO JUVENILE RULE 12

*NO WITNESS WILL BE PERMITTED AT ANY TIME TO BE VIDEOTAPED OR RECORDED UNLESS THEY HAVE GIVEN PERMISSION TO THE JUDGE ON THE RECORD.

*There will be one camera in courtroom with all materials to be shared amongst all media outlets.  WTRF channel 7 and WTOV channel 9 will rotate camera in courtroom, with WTRF beginning Wednesday. A live feed/stream of the procedures will be provided by CNN. Again, no videotaping or recording of any witness entering or exiting courtroom or testimony will be permitted without that witnesses’ consent, only after asked by Judge on the record. All footage captured by pool camera must be shared amongst all media outlets.

*There will be one pool photographer from the Associated Press who will share materials with all media outlets.

*ONE MEDIA MEMBER PER MEDIA OUTLET

*All CONFIRMED media must show identification and media credentials to receive press pass.  No press pass, no admittance to third floor. NO EXCEPTIONS. If you have not requested permission from me to be present and received confirmation, then your admittance will be on a first come first serve basis dependent on available seating in media rooms.

*Press pass will designate seating - courtroom, media room 1, media room 2.

*Those persons that were present at meeting will be seated in courtroom.

*No cellular equipment, recording devices or cameras will be permitted - anyone bringing cell phones, tablets, laptops, recording equipment into facility will be told to return it to their vehicles or it will be tagged and held at front desk until those persons exit facility.

*No use of sketch artists in courtroom or designated media rooms.

*The use of social media reporting in courtroom or media rooms is moot. Any media choosing to do so will have to do so outside of the facility.