Teen in Steubenville Rape Case Speaks to ABC (Watch)

Ma’lik Richmond

*One of two high school sophomore football player in Steubenville, Ohio accused of raping a 16-year-old girl from across the Ohio River in West Virginia while at a party with several other teenage boys is speaking out about the incident.

Ma’lik Richmond, 16, spoke with ABC News about the case, which has created a firestorm in the small football-obsessed city stoked by allegations that officials protected football Steubenville players at the expense of the alleged victim.

Watch the ABC News report below. Watch the full story on “20/20″ Friday, March 22, at 10 ET.