The defense focuses on the actions of [the victim]. Don't you know that's why a lot of rape victims don't come forward?

Most of the victims have been in close contact with us, and that's their biggest concern - getting back their money.

The feelings of the victims is the main reason why we went with this.

If you're going to focus on Joe as a person, let's look at Sam as a person. Sam had a [criminal] past, but he's still a human being.

The defense contention is they (the defendants) were only reporting information. Even if they said we support the illegal actions of somebody, that's not illegal.

What they told me ... is they feel they were justified in their actions and they were using the amount of force necessary to overcome the situation.