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On 15 Dec 2021, Trump Brand Vaccine <Trumpdsa@gmail.com> posted some news:spdgbh$s7b$3@news.dns-netz.com:

Put a meat hook in his ass and hang him from a fag pole.

A former investigative journalist for ABC News charged in a horrific child pornography case is talking with prosecutors about a plea deal that would reserve his right to later appeal.

A motion filed last by James Gordon Meek’s attorney asks a federal judge
to push back his trial date, currently set for July 5, by at least 30
days. The move would allow Meek’s team and prosecutors “to engage in discussions regarding the possible resolution of the case” without a
trial, the filing states.

Meek’s lawyer, Eugene Gorokhov, said the “productive” discussions involve
a conditional plea that would allow him to withdraw a guilty or no contest
plea if an appeals court later rules in his favor.

In pre-trial motions, Meek’s defense attorney has complained the FBI
illegally obtained the digital evidence against him, but the judge shot
down those arguments. Those issues are likely to form the basis of any
appeal.

Meek, 53, was indicted on a charge of transporting images of child sexual abuse, a crime that carries between five and 20 years in prison.

A 15-page affidavit outlined extremely graphic evidence against him,
including messages containing fantasies about abusing children and videos
of abuse. Law enforcement agents said Meek sent explicit photos of himself
to minors and even impersonated an underage girl to engage with minors
online.

In a series of letters unsealed in April, federal investigators and
attorneys described how Meek and other men “pressured” a 16-year-old girl
to sext them—despite the minor sharing her age with Meek.

He is in federal custody pending trial after his bail was revoked by a
federal judge who agreed he posed a risk to the community and would be difficult to monitor in home confinement.

His arrest in February came nearly a year after his abrupt resignation
from ABC, where he’d covered stories about national security, war, and
major crime since 2013. In 2017, Meek shared an Emmy Award for his work on
the Pulse nightclub shooting.

On the same day as his resignation, the FBI raided his Virginia apartment. Federal agents confiscated several devices, including laptops, an iPhone
8, and an external hard drive.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/james-gordon-meek-ex-abc-news-star-charged- in-child-porn-case-eyes-plea-deal

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