Prosecutor 'to plead guilty' to child porn
January 25, 2007 09:48am
Article from: AAP
NEW South Wales Crown Prosecutor Patrick Power would enter a guilty plea to a charge of possessing child pornography, a Sydney court was told today.
Mr Power, a Deputy Senior Crown Prosecutor was suspended in July last year after a child pornography video recording was allegedly found on his computer hard drive.
The discovery was allegedly made by another employee after Mr Power took the hard drive to work for repairs. He was charged with one count of possessing child pornography.
Mr Power was not in Downing Centre Local Court today but his lawyer David Giddy indicated he would enter a guilty plea.
Chief Magistrate Graeme Henson adjourned the matter to April 24 for sentencing and ordered a pre-sentence report.
He said he was reluctant to adjourn the matter for such a long period, but: "I accept this is a somewhat unusual matter for more than one reason."