wˈɪljəmz ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ðæt klˈaɪv stˈæfɚd smˈɪθ spˈɛkjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd ðætðə pɹˌɑːsɪkjˈuːʃənz dɹˈɑːpɪŋ ʌvðə tʃˈɑːɹdʒᵻz, ænd plˈænz tə sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli ɹˌiːfˈaɪl tʃˈɑːɹdʒᵻz lˈeɪɾɚ wʌz ɪntˈɛndᵻd tə kˈaʊntɚ ænd dɪsˈɑːɹm ðə tˈɛstᵻməni vˈændɪvˌɛld wʌz æntˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾᵻd tʊ ˈɔfɚ, ðætðə pɹˌɑːsɪkjˈuːʃən hæd wɪðhˈɛld ɛkskˈʌlpətˌoːɹi ˈɛvɪdəns.
Williams reported that Clive Stafford Smith speculated that the Prosecution's dropping of the charges, and plans to subsequently re-file charges later was intended to counter and disarm the testimony Vandeveld was anticipated to offer, that the Prosecution had withheld exculpatory evidence.