Yesterday the Tonya Craft case went to the jury who deliberated a few hours before going home. They have resumed again today. I was surprised to read that there are 7 men and 5 women on the jury, but I feel in this case this is good news for Tonya, who I believe is telling us the truth. Simply put, of all the public, the group of people who would most likely sympathize with the accusers in this case would be moms, especially moms of young children. To get to the truth, it is always best to remove people who might hold an emotional bias.

So we are on a verdict watch now. As one reader pointed out, there is a good chance with the community being so polarized by this case, the jury will hang. That would be devastating news for Tonya, who would have to pay for a second defense. It is also possible that the jury will sympathize with children, simply believing that for three kids to say something, there has to be some reality to it. I don’t believe that and if this happens, I am sure there will be years and years of appeals.

Let’s hope the jury sees the truth! There is no doubt this case will be on 20/20 and 48 Hours in the future. Maybe even Dateline. Tonya’s story, whatever the verdict, needs to be told. I hope we get to the “real truth” one day, because I believe we have yet to hear it, and I am not talking about from Tonya, but that may take a decade or more.