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"STEUBENVILLE, Ohio \u2014 A former Ohio high school football player found guilty of raping a 16-year-old girl after an alcohol-fueled party two years ago returned to the field Tuesday with his old team.\nMa'Lik Richmond played for Steubenville High School in a scrimmage against Cambridge, local station WTOV-TV reported.\nSee also: CNN Reporter Labeled 'Rape Apologist' After Steubenville Comments\nRichmond and fellow athlete Trent Mays were adjudicated delinquent in the August 2012 assault on a West Virginia girl. Richmond was sentenced to one year in juvenile detention and Mays, who was also found guilty of using his phone to take a naked photo of the underage girl, was sentenced to two years.\nRichmond, now 18, was classified as a Tier II sex offender last August, which means he will have to register every six months for the next 20 years. Unlike adult sex offenders, Richmond's name won't be included on publicly accessible websites, and he can request to have the classification removed later based on his rehabilitation.\nThe school's football coach, Reno Saccoccia, said Richmond returned to school in January, and was suspended from extracurricular activities for the remainder of the year. He told the TV station \"it was a horrible crime,\" but Richmond completed everything the judicial system asked of him.\n\"We don't deal in death sentences for juvenile activity, and I just feel that he's earned a second chance. I've thought about it hard, and I'm with that decision,\" Saccoccia said.\n\nOhio High School Athletic Association spokesperson Tim Stried said it is up to the school to determine whether a student athlete participates in sports.\nThe school's superintendent and athletic director did not immediately respond to requests for comment.\nRichmond's lawyer Walter Madison declined to comment on Richmond's status with the football team, but said in a written statement that \"Band, debate and sports teams reinforce critical lessons meant to guide one throughout life.\"\nMany commentators on Twitter criticized Steubenville High School's decision to allow Richmond back on the team, saying it sends the wrong message.\n\nBy giving Ma'lik Richmond a second chance, Steubenville sends a message that \"It's just rape. Sports is so much more important than that.\"\n\u2014 Born Miserable (@bornmiserable) August 13, 2014\n\n\nSteubenville HS football opponents show you respect both women &amp; the game by refusing to play vs convicted rapist Ma'lik Richmond #Integrity\n\u2014 Erick Ellis (@kaerick) August 12, 2014\n\n\nIs anyone honestly surprised that the Steubenville rapist Ma'Lik Richmond is back on the team? I'm disgusted. Not surprised.\n\u2014 Oh So... (@TionnaTheTank) August 12, 2014\n\n\nSteubenville wants us to forget that Ma'lik Richmond raped a 16-year-old girl, but I sure as hell won't.\n\u2014 Erica Monroe (@EricaJMonroe) August 12, 2014\n\nThe case brought international attention to the small city of 18,000, and led to allegations of a cover-up to protect the football team.\nA grand jury investigating whether laws were broken in the case brought additional charges against six adults, including Steubenville's then-superintendent Michael McVey. He and the district's former technology director have pleaded not guilty to charges, including evidence tampering and obstructing justice.\nCharges against four other individuals have been resolved.\nAdditional reporting by Mashable\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.\n      window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};\n_msla(\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\",\"twitter_jssdk\");"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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