James Gordon Meek used a messaging app to send and receive images and videos and to discuss his sexual interest in children.
This image provided by the Alexandria Sheriff's Office, shows James Gordon Meek in his booking photo on Jan. 31, 2023, in Alexandria, Va. Federal authorities say the well-known former investigative journalist for ABC News has been arrested on a charge of "transporting" images depicting the sexual abuse of children.
According to the Department of Justice, Meek was visiting South Carolina in February 2020 when he used a messaging app on his iPhone to send and receive images and videos depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, and to discuss his sexual interest in children.Meek then brought the iPhone with the sexual abuse content on it back with him to Virginia. Investigators later found multiple devices containing similar images and videos going back to at least 2014.
Meek pleaded guilty as part of a plea agreement in July and was sentenced to 72 months in prison Friday. Alan Colie admitted to shooting Tanner Cook inside the Dulles Town Center in April, when Cook was filming a prank video. Colie says it was self-defense.WPMT would like to send you push notifications about the latest news and weather.
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