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Originally Posted by Worldseries27
I'll wait for the jury verdict/ confession.
His presumption of innocence is what protects us all
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In the final analysis, "innocent until proven guilty" is a jury instruction. All verbiage around that concept, be it in the Constitution or State/Federal statutes, is simply placing upon the government the burden of proving guilt. The police do not arrest people they "presume" are innocent. Prosecutors do not bring charges against people they "presume" are innocent. But, in our justice system, which is the best there is, it remains the responsibility of the State to make the case.
When it comes to child pornography investigations, police and prosecutors have an awesome array of tools at their disposal that allows them to make their cases virtually iron clad. Yes...the State still has to prove their case, but most defendants in these types of investigations plead guilty, once confronted with the mountain of evidence. For this particular guy, life as he knew it is over.