According to The New York Post, James Gordon Meek, a former ABC News reporter, is set to enter a guilty plea later this week in a case where he is accused of engaging in the exchange of child pornography and sending disturbing messages.
According to court records, the 53-year-old Meek is scheduled to appear in a federal court in Virginia on Friday to modify his plea.
Had Meek been found guilty after trial, he would have been subject to a prison term ranging from a minimum of five years to a maximum of 20 years. However, he may face a considerably lighter sentence by accepting a plea agreement.
Federal agents raided his Arlington home and seized his electronics on April 27, 2022. The investigation kicked off when officials discovered child porn on Meek’s laptop. Authorities also discovered Meek’s intentions to abuse children sexually.
Meek also allegedly talked about his fantasy of “abducting, drugging, and raping” a user posing as a 12-year-old girl.
According to federal authorities, Meek was found to have amassed a collection of child pornography images and videos on his other electronic devices and engaging in conversations with minors on various chat platforms.
Meek joined ABC News in 2013, following his tenure at The New York Daily News, where he gained recognition for breaking the news in 2006 that Al-Qaeda’s plot to bomb New York City’s tunnels had been thwarted.
In light of the raid on his residence, Meek promptly resigned from his position at the network.
