[Kevin]

To be fair, he's convicted. I'm just suggesting that it's entirely possible that he didn't do it and being so certain that he did is a little ridiculous given the fact that all we have are a couple of incendiary articles.

The people expressing certainty here really have no idea if it really happened or not, but considering the alternatives--suspended sentence and freedom and a trust fund vs. possibly 20+ years to do, most of these folks would have taken the same deal if in this guy's situation. Guilty or not.

Getting a suspended sentence for child rape isn't unheard of or reserved for the top 1%. I don't know if I said above, I recently had a client who was guilty as hell of doing things with a prostitute who turned out to be 14. Prior to hiring me, but after admitting it to the police, he had gone on the news and said something to the effect of "I'm not going to lie, I did what they said I did." I still managed to get a suspended sentence.

Most of y'all have zero idea of what goes into a plea or the fact that innocent people plead guilty to crimes all the time when facing significant time in the penitentiary vs. walking free.