Day 1: Steubenville teen rape trial updates

The following were updates NEWS9 posted throughout the testimonies to our Facebook page Fans of WTOV-TV, and what could be heard on our live feed in the courtroom on WTOV9.com, in order of last to first witness:

Recap of day one:

*Six witnesses testified
*Witnesses included 4 teens and 2 detectives with the Steubenville Police Department
*Court recessed for the day just before 5:30pm

A total of six witnesses testified on the first day of the Steubenville teen rape trial. The witnesses included four teens and two Steubenville police detectives.

Day one of the Steubenville teen rape trial wrapped up just before 5:30 pm. Day two of the trial is slated to start Thursday at 9 a.m. and last until roughly 8 p.m.

The following are updates NEWS9 posted throughout the testimonies to our Facebook page Fans of WTOV-TV, in order of last to first witness:

Witness #6

The sixth witness identified all the evidence collected at the third house during his testimony.

The evidence collected at the third house included a blanket with DNA, swabs of suspected stains from the couch, tape lifts from the couch, swabs from the mouth of the defendants, the alleged victim and various witnesses.

Witness #5

The fifth witness called to the stand is a Steubenville Police detective.

The fifth witness, a Steubenville police detective, testified about his involvement with collecting telephones and other electronics that were tested by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation lab.

Witness #4

The fourth witness testified that people at the second party offered to take the alleged victim back to the first party. The witness said the alleged victim didn't want to leave.

Testimony with the fourth witness addressed a picture that was introduced for the first time in court. The alleged victim was reportedly naked from the waist down in the photo while one of the defendants had his pants down.

Witness #3

Court resumed at 3:15 PM with the third witness taking the stand. The third witness is a 19-year-old who resided at the house where the second party took place.

The third witness testified that he had not planned a party. He said he told a few friends to come to his house. Several others, including the two
defendants, showed up at his house.

Third witness is a teen who lived at the house where the second party was held.

The third witness testified that he could hear one of the defendants ask if he should urinate on the alleged victim.

The third witness testified that he did not see the defendants and the alleged victim come to his house.

Witness #2

During cross-examination, the second witness said the media was reporting a false account of what happened. The second witness testified that she was there when the well-known video was made that records a teen joking about the alleged victim's state.

The second witness testified that she didn't personally know the alleged victim so she didn't know the girl's intentions. The second witness said that the alleged victim told her, "I'm going with (defendant)."

The second witness testified that the alleged victims shoes were left at the house where the second party took place.

The second witness testified that the alleged victim was conscious but couldn't lift her head at the second party.

The second witness attended the second party.

Witness #1

The first witness testified that she got a photo a week after the night in question. The alleged victim told her she still didn't know what happened.

The first witness testified that the alleged victim and one of the defendants sat next to each other in the car the next morning.

The first witness testified that she received a naked picture of the alleged victim by a random third party. She said the alleged victim was with her when she received the picture. The alleged victim told the witness she wasn't sure who took the picture.

The alleged victim was supposed to stay overnight at the first witness's house. The first witness testified that she didn't think the alleged victim needed to leave with boys.

The first witness testified saying she tried to call the accuser from her house after the accuser left the first party with the defendants. The witness said she "kept up" with what the accuser was doing through twitter and got mad at what she read online.

The first witness said she did not know if the tweets she saw online about her friend were true or a "mean joke."

The first witness testified that the next morning she picked up the alleged victim and the defendants from the house where the third party took place. She says the accuser laid down in the backseat of the car after the defendants were dropped off and cried. Witness testified that the alleged victim said, "I don't remember what happened."

The first witness said she wanted the accuser to stay with her because she "didn't need to leave with all those boys."

The first witness testified that she went to pick up the accuser the next morning. She said the alleged victim "looked like a mess. Shirt on inside out."

The first witness testified that the accuser got intoxicated very quickly. She noticed that the accuser was slurring her words and stumbling when she walked.

Beginning of day #1: 3/13/13

The judge and attorneys are going behind closed doors for evidentiary reasons. It's expected they could be back there more than an hour.

Both motions to dismiss the charges were withdrawn because the judge in West Virginia allowed the three witnesses to testify.

We believe the attorneys are just now going into judge's chambers to discuss the motions from the defense asking to dismiss the teen rape case.