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Football Player Wants Rape Charges Dismissed

Attorneys for Trent Mays, a Steubenville high school football player facing rape charges, are asking a judge to dismiss the case because they say the "unavailability of material witnesses" denies him his right to a fair trial.A judge last week rejected requests for three juveniles to be called to testify at the trial of Mays and another player charged with raping a 16-year-old girl last year. The juveniles' testimony was expected to bolster the players' defense. Mays and the other player go on trial on Wednesday.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.