Monday 12 April 2010

Cohen pleads guilty to child porn

A former USraeli lawmaker from the state of New Jersey, who campaigned against child pornography, has now pleaded guilty to distribution of child porn.

The 59-year-old former Assemblyman, Neil Cohen, admitted on Monday that he has used the computer in his former legislative office to view and print nude images of underage girls.

"That's correct, sir," Cohen told the judge in a muffled voice when asked if he intended to plead guilty, the Associated Press reported.

This could send Cohen to state prison for the next five years, and under Megan's law he would be subject to lifetime supervision by the Parole Board upon release from prison.

Cohen, an attorney, will also likely be disbarred and has agreed not to seek jobs at public offices. Final sentencing is scheduled for July 12.

Cohen would also face up to 30 years in prison, if convicted of official misconduct and child pornography charges.

"Mr. Cohen, through his actions in viewing and distributing child pornography, linked himself to an abhorrent industry that preys on children," Attorney General Paula Dow said in a statement.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=123131&sectionid=3510203

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