The prosecution then elected to not prosecute any of the remaining defendants. It has tainted the prosecution against all seven defendants. All three defendants pleaded not guilty. The trial judge convicted all of the defendants. The jury deliberated for four days before reaching their verdicts against both defendants. The jury found a verdict of not guilty in favor of all the defendants. The case against the defendants was dismissed. All but one of the defendants pleaded guilty. He agreed to testify against any of the other assault defendants at trial. In January 2018, prosecutors dropped charges against 129 other defendants. The defense pleaded for acquittal of each of the three defendants. The other seven defendants, including executives and bankers, were acquitted. The court hearing in 2010 resulted in suspended sentences for all the defendants. All of the defendants appealed the verdict. Eleven of the defendants were sentenced to death.