Janice, ... "Of course dozens, if not hundreds of message board posters could swear that he was indeed told that what he was doing was wrong."
First, they cannot testify with hearsay.
Second, meaning they have to have told him themselves in person (so that they can verify that he actually got the message) or witnessed another telling him.
Third, they are CMKXers. Anyone put on the stand better be of good moral character and able to make sense.
Won't be as easy as you think. ... eom