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Updated: 5:05 p.m. Thursday, March 21, 2013 | Posted: 3:34 p.m. Thursday, March 21, 2013
By NEWS9 and The Associated Press
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ohio —
The chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court has appointed a special judge to oversee the work of a grand jury investigating possible new charges related to the rape of a 16-year-old girl last summer in Jefferson County.
Thursday's appointment follows a request by Jefferson County judge Joseph Bruzzese for an outside judge because of ongoing local controversy about an alleged cover-up of the initial rape report.
PREVIOUS NEWS9 COVERAGE: Local judge asks Ohio Supreme Court to appoint visiting judge for Steubenville rape case grand jury
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine officially announced his request for a grand jury on Sunday, within minutes of the verdict that found Trent Mays and Ma'lik Richmond delinquent in the August rape of a teen girl.
Bruzzese said "nameless bloggers" who made unproven allegations of a cover-up have a strong following that makes appointing a judge from outside Steubenville necessary.
Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor responded by appointing retired Summit County Judge Patricia Ann Cosgrove to handle the grand jury, which meets in April.
WEB EXTRA: Judge Joseph Bruzzese Jr.'s letter to the Supreme Court of Ohio (March 14, 2013)
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