John Edwards speaks after jury verdict (Chuck Burton/ Associated Press via Hamptonroads.com ) John Edwards speaks after his trial , where he was found not guilty on count 3 and the jury hung on all other charges. He said that he applauds the jury for being exemplary. He said he did not feel that he did anything wrong as far as the trial and criminal charges, but his sins are his own. When he looks in the mirror, he sees his sins. Edward says he is accountable for his sins, and that he "did an awful, awful lot that was wrong." He wanted to thank his dad, who just turned 80 and mom who came up every day to Greensboro for the trial, from Robbins, SC. Edwards spoke of all of his children and how his eldest, Kate, sat with him and loved him through all the awful and painful things he had done, and awful and painful things she had to hear about him and her mother throughout the trial. He also spoke of his other children, fourteen year old daughter, twelve year old son,