21.  He later recanted those statements.

22.  His key accuser recanted his statements implicating Pope, but that appeared to have little effect on the proceedings.

23.  Jared Gilkenson and David Stebbins Jr. originally told police they saw Thompson with a gun, but later recanted those statements, saying they were pressured by police.

24.  One of his key accusers has recanted a statement that implicated him in espionage.

25.  Some adults and a few children have recanted their statements to police.

26.  The boy recanted that statement after talking with psychiatrists, and the Cook County Bomb Squad also found no additional bombs.

27.  The driver initially did tell police that the gun was his, but later recanted that statement.

28.  The former girlfriend, Sonya Flores, later recanted the statement.

29.  The French judge later recanted her statement and said she had been forced by ISU officials into making false claims against her federation superior, Didier Gaihaguet.