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Chapter 19 chapter 19

Evilisuadalwayshuman.Andsharesourbed…aourtable.

Demons are often just mortal and inconspicuous, sleeping in our beds and eating at our table.

Washington District of Columbia Superior Court

After the federal prosecutor filed the charges in the High Court, the investigators of the Bureau of Investigation sent Chuck Franken, who was about to be arrested and brought back to justice, to the judge without delay.

The pre-trial hearing was held in private, and in the empty and solemn courtroom, the white male judge was at the top, "The defendant, Chuck Franken, was accused by the prosecution of illegally participating in pedophile organization transactions, illegal sexual contact, Three counts of persistent child molestation."

On the defendant's seat, Chuck Franken, over forty years old, was wearing a wrinkle-free black suit and a silver-gray tie that seemed to be shining coldly. Facing the judge's preliminary judgment, he didn't seem to be moved at all. , The powerful aura of those who have been in power for many years is chilling.

His defense lawyer is obviously not prepared to accept the charges. "The prosecution's allegations are technically flawed, and we request that the criminal charges be dropped."

There is no doubt that the "dream team" defense team hired by Chuck Franken, consisting of ten well-known lawyers, will insist on the defense of innocence.

The defense lawyer immediately summoned the network experts in the defense team to testify, "In this case, regarding Mr. Chuck Franken being accused by the prosecution of illegally participating in the transaction of a pedophile organization, the evidence provided by the prosecution does not contain any video or There is only one piece of indirect evidence in the recording evidence—that is, the IP address of the network participating in the children's bidding is consistent with the defendant's residence in that year."

"But as we all know, IP addresses can be disguised, and it is difficult to bear absolute influence when submitted as evidence. Moreover, this single indirect evidence cannot form a chain of evidence that corroborates each other. In the case of serious criminal cases, is the prosecution planning to rely on only one network? IP address, so the facts of the case can be determined from this?"

Criminal cases have extremely high requirements on whether the evidence can be established. When it comes to sexual assault cases, it is even more difficult to investigate and produce evidence. In addition to oral testimony, physical evidence such as body fluids, clothing fluids, and body wounds is powerful evidence. However, in this case In this case, neither the prosecution nor the police could provide any evidence.

And Chuck Franken's defense team is working to overthrow the prosecution's single indirect evidence, pointing out that the prosecution's allegations are not credible, and the defense lawyers have resorted to tricks——

First of all, the head of the pedophile organization was summoned to court, and the other party stated that Chuck Franken was not a member of the "North American Pedophile Association", let alone had any contact with him.

Then, a lot of evidence showed that the FBI agent, who was the main police witness in this case, was not only a supporter of the radical Democrats, but also posted abusive remarks against the Republican Chuck Franken on social forums many times, and even more Made racist remarks.

These two pieces of evidence undoubtedly seriously destroyed the credibility of the police witness testimony.

The defense lawyer, in suits and leather shoes, said, “The prosecution’s evidence is single and cannot form a conclusive chain of evidence. With only one network IP address, the prosecution has no criminal record. He graduated from Harvard University and has a doctorate in finance and law. He has the support of many relatives and friends, and is engaged in Defendant of a respectable profession, guilty of three felony counts of illegal participation in a pedophile organization, illegal sexual contact, and persistent child molestation—”

"We believe that the evidence in this case shows technical flaws and ask the prosecution to drop the three charges."

In the face of a strong team of defense lawyers, the prosecutors in this case still insisted on the charges. The case will be formally included in the criminal trial, and the grand jury will be selected to prepare for the trial in a few days.

After the pre-trial hearing, Chuck Frank was released on bail with a deposit of 300 million US dollars, restored his freedom to await the formal trial, and was exempted from being sent to prison to await trial.

Chuck Franken, who was released on bail, did not shy away from journalists as reporters gathered outside the Superior Court in Washington, D.C. He still looked like a respected elite politician, as if several criminal charges had no bearing on him .

During the live news broadcast, Franken said to the camera with a solemn expression in a suit and leather shoes, "I am absolutely, [-]% innocent of the allegations made by the Federal Prosecutor's Office."

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In the afternoon in Pasadena, Los Angeles, Steven Rogers was boxing in the gym as usual.

In a detached apartment two streets away from the gym, Hollett crouched cross-legged on the leather sofa in the living room, staring at the TV screen that was broadcasting the news, with an unreal expression on her face.

And Sherlock Holmes, who was sitting beside her, was obviously almost reaching the point of anger.

Undoubtedly, Sherlock does not want Hollett to testify, which will plunge her into a vortex of public opinion, but judging from the current situation, the prosecution's thin evidence is too weak.

"The U.S. Department of Justice is astonishingly stupider than Scotland Yard," said the consulting detective's clear gray eyes, "but judging from the performance of the defense lawyer, Franken has not yet learned that you survived the kidnapping case."

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bsp;Before obtaining Hollett's consent to testify, the FBI and the Federal Prosecutor's Office did not include her in the list of witnesses to be subpoenaed by the public prosecution, and Mycroft Holmes, who provided her with the identity of the evaporation secret order, was of course more Chuck Franken will not allow her current whereabouts to be known.

In the protection of her identity in recent days, not only the BAU team who knows the truth and Hannibal Lecter who has close contacts with FBI senior officials, but even the Democratic presidential candidate Lex Luthor have frequently contributed.

As for what this young politician thinks, is it to let Hollett become a mysterious weapon to testify and send his rival Chuck Franken to prison in one fell swoop, or there are other reasons besides himself, I'm afraid no one knows.

Hollett picked up a bowl of pudding-shaped ginger milk on the low cabinet, and put it into Sherlock's hand, hoping to make him feel better for a while, "You have a cough today, and ginger milk can dispel the cold. Antitussive effect."

The mellow and smooth taste of ginger and milk is very special. Ginger-flavored milk is sweet and slightly spicy. Although the ginger taste is rich but not too spicy, it melts into the milk and makes the milk smell completely disappear. It is warm and warm to the stomach. It's hard to refuse that kind of comfortable feeling.

Detective Curly was tasting the dessert Heletti specially prepared for him, and it seemed that he was finally not in such a bad mood and kept away from strangers.

"Even if I know that I am still alive and may even testify, the defense lawyer may still choose not guilty," Hollett seemed to be discussing something unrelated to her, "In a sexual assault case, the defendant's power and wealth are amazing , It can be consumed forever, not only can the jury begin to doubt the credibility of the evidence, but the victims who testified will also tell the history of humiliation over and over again in the lawsuit, and repeatedly uncover the scars layer by layer."

"Compassion is not worth mentioning in front of a powerful mechanism," she said calmly, "In the end, maybe because of insufficient evidence, or because the victim's self-esteem could not support the continued testimonies, the case had to be closed, but Sex offenders will continue to go unpunished."

Before she finished speaking, the pale girl had already stood up from the sofa, "I have to go to the bathroom."

She didn't seem to have any abnormalities, she went into the bathroom, closed the door tightly, screwed the lock, and then turned on the water flow of the sink to the maximum.

Hollett splashed cold water on her face—

She is soberly aware of how difficult it is to win this case. If she wants to affirm Chuck Fran's guilt at the legal level, she must go to court and expose her scars in front of others, and it may even be repeated over and over again.

In fact, she could obviously choose a solution outside the law. If she wanted to, she would have murdered Chuck Franken countless times before now.

But every time she dreamed back at midnight, Heleti thought of the helpless little girl in the past, and thought of her hiding in the dark when she was seven years old, lest her nominal adoptive father, the most respected person in the local area, would harass her again or touch.

For countless late nights, she only dared to lean against the cold door to fall asleep. Any sound from outside the door could make her heart jump like a spring.

Every night, she stares at the dark air, hoping that there is a wormhole, so that she will never have to face this world again.

Amidst the sound of running water from the washstand, Chuck Franken's voice appeared like an auditory hallucination, "I am absolutely, [-]% innocent."

Hollett bent down suddenly, and began to retch uncontrollably.

The cold water hit her face, and Heletty heard Sherlock knock on the door hurriedly, calling her name.

Hollett looked at the silver mirror again——

She had been furious, she had been in pain, but despair had its own strength, and when it was over, she was strong enough to face it all.

The little girl will not be helpless forever, she will grow into a strong woman and come back to destroy the perpetrator's world with her own hands.

"boom--"

Sherlock slammed open the locked door, came quickly like a hurricane, and then hugged her in a protective posture with an extremely gentle force.

Hao Leti was still breathing quickly, and her fingers subconsciously grabbed his shirt.

His voice was low and hoarse, "Halety, don't be afraid, I'm right here, you won't be alone and helpless, and you don't need to hide and suffer alone, I will always be with you, I promise."

The author has something to say:

Evilisuadalwayshuman.Andsharesourbed…aourtable.

Demons are often just mortal and inconspicuous, and they sleep with us and eat at our table. ——British poet WH Orton

In fact, with Holiday Girl’s personal cheating and her support team, it’s really a matter of minutes to kill her adoptive father, but Holiday Girl wants to face it head-on, relying on herself to win the lawsuit, let her adoptive father be ruined and get the punishment he deserves

I will soon go to court to beat my adoptive father to death, but tomorrow I will first write about Dongfengmei and Juanjuan to snatch her sister

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