And unless you want to live in more of a police state it had better be that way. He hasn't been convicted of anything ... yet.
Correct. But, believe we have all heard of other cases of varying severity where the accused is treated somewhat differently before and during the trial than this person has been by the presiding judge.
Neither have a lot of other people, spending time in jail or highly restricted, while they await trial. He should have been held without bail, just due to the number of victims, IMHO.