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mfactor · 05-09-2008, 01:22 PM

The lion of the left pleads quility to child porn.

Bernie Ward admits to child porn in plea deal
Bob Egelko, Chronicle Staff Writer

(05-08) 18:49 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Bernie Ward, the most prominent liberal voice on Bay Area talk radio for more than two decades, admitted Thursday to distribution of child pornography by e-mail in a plea deal that will send him to federal prison for at least five years.

Ward, 57, a former Roman Catholic priest, was a fixture on KGO-AM 810 for three hours every weeknight, known in recent years for his fervent denunciations of President Bush and the war in Iraq during his news talk show. He also hosted "God Talk," a Sunday morning program on religion, and was a prolific fundraiser for the station's charity drives.

But his career disintegrated Dec. 6 with the unsealing of a federal grand jury indictment, issued three months earlier, that charged him with two counts of distributing and one count of receiving Internet images of child pornography. KGO fired him Dec. 31.

At a 30-minute hearing in federal court in San Francisco, Ward admitted he was guilty of a single charge of distributing child pornography, saying it involved "exchanging an image of a minor engaged in sexually explicit activity" in December 2004. The plea agreement he signed, quoted in court, contained an admission that he had sent between 15 and 150 pornographic images via e-mail.

Breakage · 05-09-2008, 02:10 PM

It is hard to believe a guy of is his public stature could get away it as long as he did,
without the ls press explicitly covering up for the guy at some point.

05-09-2008, 01:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
mfactor Status: Grade I Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 2,590	Bernie Ward The lion of the left pleads quility to child porn. Bernie Ward admits to child porn in plea deal Bob Egelko, Chronicle Staff Writer (05-08) 18:49 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Bernie Ward, the most prominent liberal voice on Bay Area talk radio for more than two decades, admitted Thursday to distribution of child pornography by e-mail in a plea deal that will send him to federal prison for at least five years. Ward, 57, a former Roman Catholic priest, was a fixture on KGO-AM 810 for three hours every weeknight, known in recent years for his fervent denunciations of President Bush and the war in Iraq during his news talk show. He also hosted "God Talk," a Sunday morning program on religion, and was a prolific fundraiser for the station's charity drives. But his career disintegrated Dec. 6 with the unsealing of a federal grand jury indictment, issued three months earlier, that charged him with two counts of distributing and one count of receiving Internet images of child pornography. KGO fired him Dec. 31. At a 30-minute hearing in federal court in San Francisco, Ward admitted he was guilty of a single charge of distributing child pornography, saying it involved "exchanging an image of a minor engaged in sexually explicit activity" in December 2004. The plea agreement he signed, quoted in court, contained an admission that he had sent between 15 and 150 pornographic images via e-mail. __________________ This game is beyond you and, me for that matter. So don't try to be bigger than the game. While you were in diapers, the only exotic bet was the Daily Double. it was a man's game then. The essence still survives. - Masterquick-

05-09-2008, 02:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
Breakage Status: Super Horse Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 5,098	It is hard to believe a guy of is his public stature could get away it as long as he did, without the ls press explicitly covering up for the guy at some point. __________________ "An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled sea of thought, and keeping the mind smooth and equable in the roughest weather." Washington Irving