“The judge is trying to get out of handling this one”.
If she was there surely are easier ways but it appears that the judge is the kernel of your objections.
and now I'm off for the night.
The clear implication of what the judge said (as she waved the letter around) is that the lead defense counsel is a sex criminal.
Someone try that on either of you I think you'd blow a few gaskets.
Or, maybe you wouldn't. Frankly, I don't know ~ but the fact neither of you are all that excited about the prosecution and the judge appearing to do that to the defense at this stage suggests that you may well be emotionally numb or that you think anyone who would defend folks accused of pedophilia of being being a pedophile.
Remember, over the years as this sort of thing has become common (trials for pedophilia) it's been the prosecutors who are overzealous with regard to tossing around accusations of pedophilia (SEE: Little Rascals Day Care) and the judges who are prone to turning pedophiles loose (SEE: almost any trial court in Vermont).
The government (prosecutors and judges) appear to never be beyond outrageous behavior themselves eh~