Maybe apologist is too strong a word. Someone informed me, in a snarky sort of way, that he was innocent until proven guilty, and that a grand jury was NOT the same as a trial. Technically, that is true, but I just don’t feel like these are some unsubstantiated rumors or innuendos. The kids’ stories were all the same, and there were multiple witnesses, who testified under oath that they saw him doing this stuff.
I LUUUUUUUUV when people try to say that innocent until proven guilty applies across the board!! that applies in a courtroom. Rank and file people hearing the news are free to believe him guilty based on what they read and hear, and do so every day.