"As everybody knows in the United States of America, even politicians ... are entitled to the presumption of innocence," Ledford's attorney, Anthony Falangetti, told reporters outside court shortly after the case was filed last year. "At this point, no evidence has been presented. All we have is accusations, and those accusations have been filed in court — that's all we know. So as long as they pend, we will find out the truth over time as evidence is taken, but until that time my client, of course, is presumed innocent."

Source: Los Angeles Times February 01, 2018 00:56 UTC