b.j. bernstein who specializes in child and sexual abuse cases.his and we all wait for the definitive word about whether or not jerry sandusky will take the stand, what are the pros and cons of having him testify or not? >> well, the prois that if he didn't do it, you know, jurors like to hear you say, i didn't do this. the big con here is that nbc interview with bob costas did where when he did speak the whole nation thought, oh my gosh, he could have done it. and whether that's going to affect the -- actually, one or two good days that sandusky's defense had in poking some holes and creating some doubts, potentially for this jury. and with what's going on right now, i know this firsthand. this decision is a huge one. and they are back in the back either telling him either way he decides making the judge making sure that it is his decision because it's not lawyers' decision. it is the client's decision at this point. >> you make a good point of the interview of bob costas said are you attracted to young boys? sandusky repeated the question and el

b.j. bernstein, an attorney and former prosecutor and assistant d.a.in child sexual abuse invests. it's nice to see you. seems as if this has been a long time coming but quickly they got this jury seated. as we get the preview there from john about how prosecutors opened up with 52 minutes, setting the scene of trying to introduce who these young victims were when the alleged abuse happened, we do know that the defense has already previewed plans to claim these alleged victims had motivations to lie. there is all this media coverage that has already happened so far leading up to this. do you think that the defense attorney, if he comes out swinging against these alleged victims, he could run the risk of offending the jurors? >> absolutely. that's just one of a number of risks. we heard in this 52 minutes -- it's ironic, 52 minutes to talk about 52 counts in this particular case. and the prosecution already warned in their opening argument, listen, we are going to use sandusky's own statements to nbc news' bob costas, that interview that had us all rive

b.j. bernstein. welcome back. you were so great last week.vania's attorney general there. is she right? does a guilty verdict help bring victims some kind of closure? >> it's a start. and in every victim is different cand candidly. some it is closure and others it opens a pandora's box of emotion that has to be dealt with for years to come. it's an important stage but not the ultimate part of healing. >> here's what the attorney of victim four. >> my client approached two other young men and wanted to do one thing, wanted to apologize and let them know seize sorry he wasn't able to come forward sooner. this is a healing process where he'll confront some of the his demons. >> what a terrible thing for him to have to shoulder. what does a guilty verdict mean for the victims of a crime like this? >> well, i disagree a little bit with b.j. in the sense that although you can't think of the criminal justice system as therapy, it is almost invariably a good experience win or lose, that's what the research tells us, that allowing kids to be respected

b.j. bernstein who specializes in child sex abuse cases. here. >> good to be here. >> the defense is alleging it's a condition in which people act in a very emotional and dramatic way that draws attention to themselves. what do you expect the prosecution psychologist will hear from sandusky today? is there any chance any other evidence can be gleaned? would it be admissible? i'll let you have first crack at this, b.j. >> well, honestly, my assessment is this is a very wobbly hail mary pass on the half of the defense to bring this up at this late hour where they filed the motion. they're opening sandusky up to a full examination by someone from the state today which could cause even more problems. and they may actually change their mind and abandon this notion depending on what happens with this examine tod today. some of the patterns that would fit for pedophilia that make you feel like sandusky, you know, "loves these children," writes these letters, is around them all the time is something other than pedophilia. the problem with that is t