-Steubenville Police and other city officials have spoken to members of the news media about this case, when appropriate and permitted, since the beginning. They will continue to do so.
-Ohio public records law provides the public the ability to review nearly the entire work product of the investigators once the case is completed. This will allow anyone, within the confines of the Public Records Act, to scrutinize what occurred between the reporting of the incident and the trial.
-Some public records are now available that may relate to this case. For example, copies of 911 calls and initial incident reports in all cases are available for public review even before the case is complete.
-All Steubenville city employees are ultimately responsible to the City Council. Anyone can attend a City Council meeting to observe or offer public comments. More information is available here: http://www.cityofsteubenville.us/council/meetings.html