Prosecutors conceded that the Beverly Hills police investigation was “sloppy” and that some accusers had acted recklessly in trusting Jon. But on Thursday, they also expressed gratitude to the women who testified in the case. Jon, prosecutors said, was the one who initiated contact with many of the women after the alleged assaults as part of a strategy to stop them from reporting him to authorities. “It was his way to keep them silent,” said Deputy District Attorney Mara McIlvain.
In addition to the guilty verdicts, the jury acquitted Jon of four counts and deadlocked on three others.
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