STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — Long-anticipated charges against adults implicated in the aftermath of a 16-year-old girl’s rape offer the community a chance to begin healing after the case that was dogged by allegations of a cover-up, according to Ohio’s attorney general.

A grand jury on Monday charged a school superintendent and three others with lying or failing to report possible child abuse after an investigation prompted by the rape of the West Virginia girl by two high school football players.