That's just like the Atlanta courtroom killer, Brian Nichols being labeled as the "alleged" shooter. DUH!! He was in a courtroom full of people and his family was there as well when he pulled the trigger.
To call him "alleged" or this one "accused" is just an example of the way the media twists the truth.
Same thing calling Terri Schiavo as being "braindead" instead of brain damaged.
Actually in defense of the idiots at the MSM, this is how they prevent jury pools from being tainted and having killers go free when the attorney goes for a mistrial. It's actually a liability issue. Just pretend you don't see those words and you get the effect of the news.