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Bernie Ward indicted on child pornography
Ward’s lawyer, Doron Weinberg, says the case comes from an “error of judgment” on the San Francisco KGO radio hosts’ part. Weinberg claims Ward, who is married and has 4 children, only looked at the child porn images and exchanged them with other adults in 2004 while doing research for a book.
“It may have been an error of judgment, but he was not doing it to exploit children,” says Weinberg. “It’s really tragic that the government has decided to prosecute him for a judgment he made as a journalist and to treat him as a child pornographer when he is not.”
KGO radio director Jack Swanson says a substitute will temporarily replace Ward. “Bernie Ward has been a valued, longtime employee of KGO Radio. We were just recently made aware of these serious charges and are surprised and concerned by their nature,” said Swanson.
The indictment is currently under seal, but Weinberg says they expect the indictment to be unsealed within the next few days. Ward’s next court date is set for late January.
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