but a jury was seated by early evening and opening arguments in his federal trial come Wednesday. NewsNation legal analyst Jesse Weber joins "Banfield" to discuss.

Williams, 53, faces three separate counts of enticing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purposes of manufacturing child pornography.

A surprise turnabout in Sean Williams’s child pornography production case — a last-minute plea deal that Williams was consenting to — took a sharp twist on the brink of completion as Williams’ waffling finally became too much for US District Judge Ronnie Greer Tuesday.

Accused serial rapist Sean Williams has a short window to consider a plea deal on Tuesday as his child pornography production trial is poised to begin. Williams, a former downtown Johnson City businessman,