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"  Maybe we just don&amp;#039;t know all the ins and outs of our country&amp;#039;s legal system, but tell us if this makes sense to you: The hacker who helped expose the Steubenville rape could get more jail time than the actual rapists. Something is really, really wrong with this picture. Deric Lostutter, a hacker (and sometimes rapper), was recently charged with identify theft and conspiracy after publishing a slew of social media posts, photos, and videos that helped bring Steubenville football players to justice after they victimized an intoxicated high school girl.  &amp;quot;The tweets, screenshots, Instagrams. ... Pretty much everything you&amp;#039;ve seen in the media, that came through me,&amp;quot; Lostutter told the Huffington Post.  These pieces of evidence were critical in charging Trent Mays and Ma&amp;#039;lik Richmond for their crime. However, Lostutter could face up to 10 years in prison if he&amp;#039;s charged for the aforementioned crimes\u2014far less time than Mays and Richmond will serve for rape.  Now, we in no way condone hacking\u2014and we get that a law is a law\u2014but given that Lostutter&amp;#039;s interweb-unlocking talents served to bring criminals to justice, this seems pretty messed up, right?  Though, we&amp;#039;re not sure why we&amp;#039;re so surprised: The entire Steubenville sitch was fraught with victim-blaming and remorsefulness for the perpetrators&amp;#039; sullied reputations.  And now this? SMDH.  Want more from Natasha? Follow her on Twitter or find her on Facebook. Photo: Deric Lostutter "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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