Sounds like an awfully circumstantial case if they take it to court right now. I have no sympathy for people who are guilty of this crime, and if he is guilty t

Sounds like an awfully circumstantial case if they take it to court right now. I have no sympathy for people who are guilty of this crime, and if he is guilty then he should be punished. However, without proof that this evidence exists, how long can(realistically) someone be held in contempt? The evidence is the defendant's sister claiming he does know the passwords, and that there is child abuse images on the drives. Someone claiming something (IANAL) is circumstantial evidence, isn't it? I'm really just curious how this works.. if the state doesn't want to go to trial without a piece of evidence they believes to exist, how long can they hold you and deny your "right to a speedy trial"? Is this normal for judges to hold people in contempt to buy time to gather evidence?