A number of the defendants are taking plea deals rather than fight the charges and face the possibility of conviction and jail time, plus keeping their lives on hold for a long time. As I have discussed before, I and many of my sexologist colleagues are sympathetic to their situation but pessimistic about the ultimate success of a first amendment argument. For more on this subject see http://doctorg.com/site/open-position-letter-regarding-phoenix-goddess-temple/ – Doctor G
