I’ve served on juries—nothing this horrific, but it does come down to whether the prosecution has met its burden of proof. Despite what some people think about juries (“too stupid to get out of jury duty” and such) I and everyone I served with took our responsibilities seriously. It was a heavy burden and very…

I’m just glad that 13 of those charges involved the 13 women that testified. To be able to get up in court like that takes true courage, and I certainly do not blame the other women who decided not to take the stand. It shows (at least I hope) that the jury took all 13 women seriously, and that 5 more cases had enough…

I don’t think that is the case. He was found guilty on more than 13 sexual assault related crimes. It could very well be that he was found guilty on at least one charge for every victim.

I wouldn’t necessarily read that much into it. I imagine the prosecution went ahead with that many charges to improve their chances of getting a conviction, and they knew some had a better chance of sticking than others because of lack of evidence or unreliable testimony (unreliable in the sense that it didn’t meet…