[alisasny]

I believe he should have testified and owned up to the porn charges. Others have said he would have gotten time served as the sentance for that.

Some of you doubt the porn was his. I believe it was his. I have no trouble with him being convicted of that charge.

[John Jamieson]

SC made it moot after he was arrested. It will never stick.

[small_l_libertarian]

You believe the porn was his, even though the computer expert (Lawson) proved that Neal was the one surfing the web and checking his email at the time that much of the porn was downloaded, much of the porn was found on Neal's computer, some of the porn was anime/hentai (which Neal is a big fan of), and some of the porn was surfed while DW was at the police station with the police?

Sorry, I can't make that leap. Not trying to be combative, but don't know how you could come to that conclusion.

[KnutCase]

Looking at adult porn is not a crime. Downloading child porn is. However, remember that Feldman challenged the jury to look at ALL images of what prosection called child porn. In fact, police expert would not call it child porn, only that it borders on child porn. In other words, not proven to be child porn, therefor no crime here regarding computer images? Hmmm.

[NatureGirl]

I have no trouble with him being convicted of that charge

If the porn was indeed LIVE ACTION underage porn, then yes, I too believe he should get a guilty. I understand that it was most likely Neal's, but if the law says he's responsible for what's going on under his roof, then the law should be followed.

If the porn was of girls of "questionable" age (eg 18, but looks younger), or were hentai (animated, not live), then the porn charges should be dropped.

Someone here suggested that the porn charges had to be tied in with the kidnap/murder in order to supply motive. I think they should have been tried on their own, if at all.