The Guardian's story of a few months ago reports his wife as implying that the law had got out of control and the case shouldn't have got to court.

I find "American Pie" one of the most loathsome songs in existence and I'd be happy for it to be erased from history and its composer locked up and the key thrown away (I've no idea what else he may have written or performed). But that's got nothing to do with his private life.