lying under oath. >> but all of melton's co-defendants are on record saying ma melton played a key role, that he not only participated in the crimes, but was actually a guest at the party, part of a plan in which melton would case the location for the others. >> if he gets found guilty, he'd rather go down saying he fought going down instead of, oh, i didn't take no plea like the rest of them. but when you fight, you ain't doing nothing but pissing them off. you making the judge and victims go through this night again, all this distraught, emotional. so if you do lose, you going to get hit with the max. >> melton says his co-defendants lack credibility. >> four against one. that is pretty bad odds, but four criminals. you know? >> even though hodges, jones and townes have all pled guilty to sexual criminal conduct, they deny having committed the acts. the victim stated she could not identify their faces because they were masked. but according to hodges, some of the victims were still able to identify melton. >> they had a party that night. so he went to the party. so they can all identi