Mt. Gox CEO claims innocence, but how will the courts rule?

The two-and-a-half year Mt. Gox trial is nearing an end, and former CEO Mark Karpelès is sticking to his guns, denying the embezzlement and manipulation charges levied against him.
A Brief Recap
Mt. Gox was the world’s largest bitcoin exchange, at one point boasting between 70-80 percent of the world’s trading volume. Because of this, the exchange held tremendous sway over crypto markets in their earlier years.
Though the exchange had fallen victim to hacks on several occasion