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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t see him pleading guilty because he had never faced any consequences for anything he has done. [/quote]

Really? It wouldn’t take much viewing of the material for the jury to want to vote to have him drawn and quartered right there in the courtroom. He’d be a fool to choose anything other than a plea. [/quote]

I think he actually would plead guilty, in order to control the story.  He's charged with possessing/downloading the material.  He can "admit" to that and spin it his own way, as is typical.  He "admitted" to molesting his sisters, but it was spun as a sinful, confused teenager making mistakes (...over and over) and he was counseled and punished, and has repented.  He and the family can spin this as well--he can admit his guilt, and frame it as a momentary lapse in judgment (...over and over) which is part of his ongoing addiction, for which he is in treatment/being counseled/praying for deliverance, etc.  To plead not guilty and then be convicted would be allowing someone in power to outright determine that he is a liar, and that can never happen.  He's never faced any consequences, and[b] pleading guilty allows him to avoid the most serious ones.[/b][/quote]

Not in federal court.  Pleading guilty in federal court is very different than state court.[/quote]
But there will probably be some negotiation and incentive to plead guilty rather than roll the dice, right? Otherwise, how do US Attorneys get anyone to take a plea?[/quote]

There are minimum sentences. The benefit to a plea is not airing [i]all [/i]of his dirty laundry. [/quote]

No, in federal court the benefit is avoiding trial, that's it.  Not better/lesser charges and sentencing.  [/quote]

We are saying the same thing. I’m saying that given the problematic nature of the videos and pictures on his electronics, he can avoid having them shown or described in court by taking a plea. [/quote]

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