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Ex-ABC News reporter James Gordon Meek sentenced to 6 years in child porn case
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September 29, 2023
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0:44Now PlayingDisgraced former ABC News reporter James Gordon Meek was sentenced Friday to six years in prison after admitting to trading child pornography content.
Virginia federal judge Claude Hilton handed down the judgment that was just one year more than the minimum term Meek, 54, was seeking, prosecutors announced.
The Virginia US Attorney’s Office last week asked the judge for a much heavier penalty of between 12 1/2 years and 15 years behind bars — what federal guidelines recommended for the once-acclaimed journalist though still far below the 20-year maximum he faced.
Meanwhile, Meek sought leniency emphasizing he had taken total responsibility and had never previously been charged with another crime.
In July, the former national security reporter copped to transporting and possessing child sexual abuse materials.
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