go into a decision about whether to take a sex case to trial or cut a deal. i believe secretary acosta s explanation was very reasonable. as a former prosecutor, i understand that there s not a perfect solution and a lot of these cases. there are a lot of questions people obviously have about this but in the world of sexual assault prosecution, it makes a lot of sense. shepard: it makes sense that after multiple people came forward who said they were children at the time, so they were abused by him, they cut a deal without telling those alleged victims. the alleged victims never got their same court, and the man who pleaded guilty to solicitation of prostitution spent half a day in jail every day for 13 months. that s appropriate? i m talking generally about how these cases are handled. this isn t a personal opinion. shepard: that should make all victims around the world want to come forward if this is