"That means not having to testify," he said.
Another example Holder mentioned was the marital privilege in court cases, which protects husbands and wives from having to testify against each other.
"The fact that these victims will now be spared from having to testify at a trial brings at least some closure to these proceedings".
[Star Ledger] A mobster-turned-F.B.I. informant died in what seems to be a suicide last month, avoiding having to testify against former cronies.
Ben Andreozzi, a lawyer for one of the accusers, said his client had been anguished for weeks about having to testify, and was shocked by the development.
The plea deal means that the Castro's victims will not have to face having to testify during what could have been a lengthy trial process.
Kline added that Wilpon and Katz face having to testify, being cross-examined and hearing testimony of others called by the trustee, before they put on their case.
"The defendants are held accountable for their actions, and the children will be spared having to testify against their parents at trial".
"As a loyal employee, Ann was just bent out of shape having to testify, and the same with Pasternak," Mellinger said.
The Jackson County prosecutor, Jean Peters Baker, said that the expedited trial spared the young victims and their parents from having to testify.
In court yesterday, an assistant district attorney, Jacqueline Kagan, said the plea agreement "will save the defendant's own child from having to testify against her".
