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Officers stand guard outside the main entrance to the federal courthouse during a civil trial involving former radio host David Mueller and pop singer Taylor Swift, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, in Denver. Swift alleges that Mueller touched her during a concert meet-and-greet in 2013. The case went to court after Mueller sued Swift, claiming her false accusation cost him his job. He is seeking at least $3 million in damages. Swift countersued, claiming sexual assault. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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In this sketch by courtroom artist Jeff Kandyba, pop singer Taylor Swift, left, and a defense attorney look on as former radio host David Mueller, background right, speaks during a civil trial in federal court Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, in Denver. Swift alleges that Mueller touched her during a concert meet-and-greet in 2013. The case went to court after Mueller sued Swift, claiming her false accusation cost him his job. He is seeking at least $3 million in damages. Swift countersued, claiming sexual assault. (Jeff Kandyba via AP)
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This undated photo provided by the San Jose Police Department shows Ezequiel Aaron Dureo-Carvajal. Police say Dureo-Carvajal who posed as a doctor was arrested on Friday, Aug. 4, 2017 on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman during an unlicensed examination. (San Jose Police Department via AP)
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People wait outside the Oklahoma Supreme Court during a break in oral arguments in connection with three lawsuits that challenge revenue-raising measures adopted by lawmakers, in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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Former U.S. Attorney Robert McCampbell, second from left, who represents Phillip Morris USA Inc., R.J Reynolds Tobacco Co. and others, leaves the Oklahoma Supreme Court following oral arguments in connection with three lawsuits that challenge revenue-raising measures adopted by lawmakers, in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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Attorney Stan Ward, right, talks with the media following oral arguments before the Oklahoma's Supreme Court in connection with three lawsuits that challenge revenue-raising measures adopted by lawmakers in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. Looking on at left is Gary Richardson. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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This Aug. 7, 2017 photo made available by the West Virginia Regional Jail & Correctional Facility Authority, shows Erica Newsome under arrest. Newsome was charged with concealing the body of her 11-year-old daughter in her car as she was driving towards Buffalo, NY. Authorities say the Florida girl was already dead before the mother was involved in a car crash in West Virginia. (West Virginia Regional Jail & Correctional Facility Authority via AP)
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FILE - In this May 27, 2014, file photo David Binkle, director of food services at Los Angeles Unified School District, speaks during a meeting with school leaders and experts during an event in Washington. Prosecutors have charged Binkle, the former food director at the nation's second-largest school district with embezzling, perjury and misuse of public funds. Binkle was expected to be arraigned Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, in Los Angeles Superior Court on 15 felony counts. Prosecutors say Binkle funneled $65,000 from the Los Angeles Unified School District to a culinary club he ran and to his own bank account. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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FILE - This undated file photo released by the FBI shows Amor Ftouhi, of Canada. Ftouhi was indicted in the stabbing of a police officer June 21, 2017, at an airport in Flint, Mich. Federal prosecutors have told a judge that Ftouhi, a Tunisia native who stabbed the police officer subscribes to Osama Bin Laden's ideology and celebrated the 9/11 attacks. (FBI via AP, File)
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In this courtroom sketch, pop singer Taylor Swift, left, appears with her lawyer and mother in federal court Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, in Denver. Swift alleges that radio host David Mueller touched her during a concert meet-and-greet in 2013. The case went to court after Mueller sued Swift, claiming her false accusation cost him his job. He is seeking at least $3 million in damages. Swift countersued, claiming sexual assault. (AP Photo/Jeff Kandyba)
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A police helicopter flies over the Molenbeek suburb of Brussels, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. Brussels police say that they opened fire on a vehicle after a high-speed chase in the suburb of Molenbeek and the driver told officers there are explosives inside. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)
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CORRECTS SPELLING OF LAST NAME TO MONNETT FROM MONETTE - Attorneys Charles Monette, left and Justin Bamberg, chat prior to a citizens review board hearing in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. The attorneys represent the estate of Keith Lamont Scott, who was shot and killed by a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer last September. The board said it found potential error in the departments decision that the shooting was justified and convened a second hearing to address the finding. (AP Photo/Skip Foreman)
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This undated booking photo provided by the Ventura County Sheriff shows Andrew David Jensen, 42, of Ventura, Calif., who was arrested on July 28, 2017. on suspicion of committing a burglary. California investigators say Jensen, a suspect who stopped for a mid-burglary bathroom break left DNA evidence in the toilet that led to his arrest. The Ventura County Sheriff's Office says the suspect neglected to flush during the home break-in last October in Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Ventura County Sheriff via AP)
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This Aug. 4, 2017 photo Jerome Durden leaves U.S. District Court in Detroit. The former Fiat Chrysler financial analyst who federal prosecutors say helped illegally funnel worker training funds over a number of years has pleaded guilty in the case. Durden entered the pleas Tuesday, Aug. 8 in U.S. District Court in Ann Arbor to charges of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. and failure to file a tax return. As part of a plea agreement, he faces up to 37 months in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 12. (John T. Greilick/Detroit News via AP)
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Flowers and balloons are left outside at a makeshift memorial Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, in Orlando, Fla., in front of a day care center where a young boy was found dead after being left in a van. Orlando Police officials say the child was found in the van Monday night. Orlando Police officials say they don't know how long the child was in the van. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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A closed sign is taped to a door Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, in Orlando, Fla., in front of a day care center where a young boy was found dead after being left in a van. Orlando Police officials say the child was found in the van Monday night. They say they don't know how long the child was in the van. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Flowers are left outside in a makeshift memorial Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, in Orlando, Fla., in front of a day care center where a young boy was found dead after being left in a van. Orlando Police officials say the child was found in the van Monday night. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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In this Monday, Aug. 7, 2017 photo, Brooke Lajiness, of Chelsea, Mich., accused of having sex with two teenage boys, stands in court during her sentencing hearing at the Washtenaw County Trial Court in Ann Arbor, Mich. Lajiness, 38, was sentenced to up to 15 years in prison. (Melanie Maxwell/The Ann Arbor News via AP)
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In this still image taken from video, actor Tom Wopat, right, stands during arraignment Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, in Waltham, Mass., on indecent assault and battery and drug possession charges. Wopat who played Luke Duke on the 1980s television show "The Dukes of Hazzard" pleaded not guilty to the charges. Wopat, 65, was arrested on Wednesday night as he was leaving rehearsal for a performance of "42nd Street." (WCVB-TV via AP, Pool)
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In this still image from video, actor Tom Wopat stands during arraignment Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, in Waltham, Mass., on indecent assault and battery and drug possession charges. Wopat who played Luke Duke on the 1980s television show "The Dukes of Hazzard" pleaded not guilty to the charges. Wopat, 65, was arrested on Wednesday night as he was leaving rehearsal for a performance of "42nd Street." (WCVB-TV via AP, Pool)