71.   Setting aside due process and the concept that the accused were innocent until proven guilty, the government decided that the complaints would be accepted largely on face value.

72.   Surely, the accused is better off having the evidence publicly scrutinized, debated and discussed, even if the discussion is sometimes unfavorable to the defendant.

73.   The accused was Bill Taylor, who I vaguely remember as a farm boy two years behind me in high school.

74.   The accused are both convicted sex offenders who had been released from prison early after serving time for crimes involving children.

75.   The accused is innocent, but no matter.

76.   That means the evidence shows the accused is more likely than not to be guilty.

77.   The accused is Mikhail Markhasev, a native of Russia who came to Los Angeles eight years ago.

78.   The accused will be encouraged to retain the assistance of civil and canonical counsel and will be promptly notified of the preliminary findings of the investigation.

79.   The accused were ramrod-straight all-American types.

80.   There is not much concern over whether the accused is really guilty.