I still didn't know exactly why there was such a band of secrecy surrounding the case.

As often happens during proceedings of this sort, the victim and the men on trial become less important than the politics surrounding the case.

Until Wednesday, all of the hearings surrounding the case had been closed to the news media.

It carried so much more interest, she said, because of the attention that surrounded the case from the first moment.

"An investigation is under way to determine the circumstances surrounding the case," it said.

Another uncertainty surrounding the case is just who will act on it next year.

Because of the high media attention surrounding the case, his trial was postponed until February 2007.

There was a great deal of controversy surrounding the case.

At this point, there are many more questions than answers surrounding the case.

Gaining more attention right now than the legal strategies is the drama surrounding the case.