>>>If the DNA is inconclusive and the print doesn't match then they've got lots of wiggle room. >>>
I have a legal question. If he pleads guilty, confessed, do they even need to 'prove' a case?
If they charge him and he pleads not guilty, then no, they don't have to prove a case.
But you don't charge someone unless you think you can prove the case, because you don't know if they will plead guilty.
On the other hand lots of people claim they have been coerced into pleady guilty to lesser charges because they were being "railroaded" on more serious charges.
Don't know how often that happens in real life, but doubt it could happen in such a high profile case.
If he is part of an international cartel of pedophile child porn traders I expect him to stop breathing soon after reaching the U.S.
I believe I have run into information in the past that in many jurisdictions some additional corroboration is necessary. I don't know for Colorado, specifically.
Yes, they must prove the case, but it will be much easier to prove with a confession.