the city of falls church was rocked by the child molestation case of michael gardner. peggy fox, you covered this trial start to finish and you have an exclusive interview today. >> i sat down with the parents of one of his victims. their daughter was only 10 years old when michael gardner molested her and another girl at her daughter's slumber party. when mr. rice heard what mr. sandusky said, it was like deja vu. despite the fact michael gardner was convicted of sexually abusing two young girls, close friends and family members, including his wife, former falls church mayor, robyn gardner, refused to believe he did it. on his sentencing day last month, gardner offered no apology. instead, he insisted he had been wrongly convicted. dan and christina rice, whose daughter was molested by gardner were not surprised. >> gardner and sandusky continue to say that they are innocent, why do you think? >> because they are still fighting it. also, they have wives that love them and families that support them. if they ever admit that they did do it, then they could lose that and

. >> despite the fact michael gardner was convicted of sexually abusing two young girls, close friends and family members, including his wife, former falls church mayor, robyn gardner, refused to believe he did it. and on his sentencing day last month, gardner offered no apology, instead, he insisted he had been wrongly convicted. dan and christina rice, whose daughter was molested by gardner, were not surprised. >> they are still fighting it. they think there's a chance they can get out. also, you know, they still both have wives that love them and families that support them. if they ever admit that they did do it, then they could lose that. >> there's absolutely no regard for the human beings that lay hurt purposely. >> psychologist, dr. casey fisher says child molesters are sociopaths. >> they can enjoy these positions of status and power while having secret, dark fantasies, that typically involve gratifying these impulses to harm others. and they tend never to feel remorse. >> peggy fox, 9news now. >> moving on to another high powered executive feeling the heat for chopping down so