As bad as the Mladin allegations are, the suggestion that COTA reopening is a "big if" is quite unsettling as well. Check out the other story line, "Anything is possible".
Innocent till proven guilty does not apply to the press. Once they get it, the damage is done. I hope the guy is innocent and possibly the victim of some misunderstanding. Of all the charges one can get, that one historically is not something you want.