It's easy to sit back and judge when you aren't in that situation yourself. I'd be willing to bet that if your spouse was murdered and you were a suspect and your in-laws were saying negative things about you and flat out accusing you of the crime, you would do everything in your power to shield your children from that talk.
He wasn't shielding his child. He was shielding himself.
I think the problem here is that some of you can't even stop to consider that JY could be innocent. If you pretend that he is for a second and consider what he was put through, the harsh judgement would disappear. The fact is, there is no evidence that he ever left the HI that night.
IMO, the problem is that you can't consider his guilt. What was he put through? He had 3 free years of living and doing his own thing. Fully supported by his family. He moved on.
Also, we've been through this so many times. When you are a suspect in a crime, it is unwise to subject yourself to a 7-8 hour long deposition. It simply is. It doesn't mean the person doesn't love their children if they decline to participate. Additionally, responding to a suit like this requires hiring attorneys and it costs hundreds of thousands of dollars.