They were told to picture a female quarterback with her hands on the rear end of a male center and left to imagine deviantsexual conduct this would promote.
At several bail and pretrial hearings, defense attorney Julia Gatto has repeatedly asserted that Mr. Valle is a fetishist who may have "deviant" sexual fantasies but never crossed the line into action.
In a sudden change of direction, what appeared like a sure conviction of a seasoned sexual attacker turned into an unfair accusation by a misleading and socially deviant impostor.