{"id":1977328,"date":"2023-07-19T12:52:05","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T16:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/once-acclaimed-abc-news-reporter-will-plead-guilty-in-horrific-child-porn-case\/"},"modified":"2023-07-19T12:55:33","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T16:55:33","slug":"once-acclaimed-abc-news-reporter-will-plead-guilty-in-horrific-child-porn-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/once-acclaimed-abc-news-reporter-will-plead-guilty-in-horrific-child-porn-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Former ABC News reporter to plead guilty in child pornography case."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fonce-acclaimed-abc-news-reporter-will-plead-guilty-in-horrific-child-porn-case%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1977328&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former ABC News \u200dReporter \u200dJames Gordon\u200c Meek to Plead\u200c Guilty in Horrific Child Porn \u2062Case<\/h2>\n<p>James Gordon\u2064 Meek, a former ABC News reporter\u2064 known for\u2063 his national security\u2064 journalism, is now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/once-acclaimed-abc-news-reporter-will-plead-guilty-in-horrific-child-porn-case\/\" title=\"Former ABC News reporter to plead guilty in child pornography case.\">facing disturbing charges involving child\u2062 pornography<\/a> \u2063and \u2064unsettling \u2063messages that reveal his alleged perverted desires.<\/p>\n<p>The 53-year-old \u200cjournalist is \u2062scheduled to \u200dappear \u200bin \u2064a\u2063 Virginia federal court \u2063later this week to \u200dchange his plea to guilty,\u2064 according to the <a\u2063 href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/07\/18\/ex-abc-news-reporter-james-gordon-meek-to-plead-guilty-in-child-porn-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New\u200b York \u200cPost<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meek \u200dhas negotiated \u2064a plea deal with federal prosecutors\u200c after previously pleading innocent \u200cto\u200d the \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-more-men-linked-to-netflix-doc-charged-with-sexual-misconduct-with-minors\/\" title=\"Two More Men Linked To Netflix Doc Charged With Sexual Misconduct With Minors\">child pornography charges<\/a>.\u200b The upcoming\u2062 &#8220;change \u2062of \u200dplea hearing&#8221; will take \u2063place \u2062before U.S. \u2062District \u2063Judge Claude M. \u2062Hilton in\u200d Alexandria, Va.<\/p>\n<p>If convicted at trial, Meek\u2064 could have faced a\u200b minimum \u200bof five years and \u2062a maximum of 20 years\u2063 in prison.\u200b However, by opting for a plea deal, he may secure a more\u2064 lenient sentence.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b shocking charges\u2062 against Meek \u2062came to light in February, \u2064almost 10 months after \u200cfederal authorities executed \u2064a raid at his Arlington \u2063residence\u200d on April 27, 2022, seizing \u200dhis\u2064 electronic\u2064 devices, as \u2064reported \u2063by the \u2064<a\u2064 href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-former-abc-journalist-arrested-child-pornography-charge\/\"\u2062 target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation was initiated \u2062by Dropbox, which \u200dalerted \u2064officials to the \u200bpresence \u200dof \u2062child\u200d pornography\u200b content on Meek&#8217;s account.<\/p>\n<p>Further examination of Meek&#8217;s phone uncovered alarming conversations that revealed his depraved\u2064 intentions\u2063 towards sexually \u200charming \u2062children, according to the\u200d Post.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI affidavit,\u2062 filed\u200d around the time of his arrest, detailed distressing messages\u2064 in which Meek \u200callegedly \u2062received and sent\u2062 explicit photos and \u2062videos of minors.<\/p>\n<p>One \u200bparticularly alarming\u200d message\u2063 included \u200dan unsettling inquiry about raping\u200d a toddler\u2064 girl.<\/p>\n<p>In addition \u2063to \u2062the disturbing \u200cconversations,\u2063 authorities discovered Meek&#8217;s stash\u200d of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fmr-fla-mayor-charged-with-possession-of-child-pornography\/\" title=\"Fmr Fla. mayor charged with possession of child pornography\">child pornography images<\/a> and\u2062 videos on\u2064 other \u2064electronic devices.<\/p>\n<p>They also found evidence\u2064 of\u2064 conversations \u200dwith \u200cminors on \u2062various chat\u2063 platforms, \u200bfurther fueling concerns about Meek&#8217;s potential danger to young individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Prior \u200bto this shocking turn \u200cof events, Meek had built a \u200cprestigious\u200c journalism\u200c career.<\/p>\n<p>In 2006,\u2064 while\u2062 working at \u200dthe\u2063 New \u2063York Daily News, he made headlines\u2064 by \u200bbreaking\u2064 the news about\u200d an al-Qaeda plot to bomb New York \u200dCity&#8217;s tunnels.<\/p>\n<p>His \u2063expertise in \u2063national security led to a role\u200d as \u2063a senior counterterrorism advisor and investigator \u200cfor the U.S.\u2062 House Committee \u2062on Homeland Security in\u2064 2011.<\/p>\n<p>In \u200crecognition of his\u2063 impactful\u2062 work,\u2062 Meek received\u2064 an Emmy\u2064 award in 2017 \u200dfor his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/explain-the-business-strategy-cnn-mocked-over-brian-stelters-new-streaming-gig\/\" title=\"\u2018Explain The Business Strategy\u2019: CNN Mocked Over Brian Stelter\u2019s New Streaming Gig\">breaking news coverage<\/a>\u200b of the\u2064 Pulse nightclub shooting\u200c in \u200bOrlando, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>However, the raid on his \u2064home and\u200d the subsequent \u2062charges prompted Meek&#8217;s swift \u200dresignation\u2062 from\u2064 ABC News.<\/p>\n<p>As \u2062the date\u200b for the change of \u2064plea\u2062 hearing\u200b approaches, the\u2064 U.S. Attorney&#8217;s Office \u2062in the \u200bEastern District \u2063of\u200b Virginia has confirmed the scheduled proceeding,\u2064 but no\u200c further details have been disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>Meek&#8217;s criminal \u2062defense attorney \u200dhas \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/homeless-man-accused-of-setting-249-year-old-san-gabriel-mission-on-fire-pleads-not-guilty\/\" title=\"Homeless Man Accused Of Setting 249-Year-Old San Gabriel Mission On Fire Pleads Not Guilty\">remained tight-lipped<\/a> about the \u200dcase and has not responded to \u200drequests\u2063 for comment\u200d from various \u200cmedia organizations, according\u200d to \u2063the Post.<\/p>\n<p>The post\u200c <a rel=\"nofollow\"\u2064 href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/acclaimed-abc-news-reporter-will-plead-guilty-horrific-child-porn-case\/\">Once-Acclaimed \u200dABC News Reporter \u2062Will Plead Guilty \u2062in Horrific Child \u2062Porn Case<\/a>\u200c appeared first\u2064 on \u2063<a rel=\"nofollow\"\u2063 href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western\u200c Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former ABC News reporter James Gordon Meek, known for national security journalism, faces a troubling case involving child pornography and disturbing messages hinting at alleged perverse desires. 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