Admitting that he knew the pornography he sent and received over the Internet involved minors, former San Francisco radio talk show host Bernie Ward pleaded guilty today to one count of distributing child pornography.
Ward admitted, "I engaged in exchanging an image of a minor engaging in sexually explicit activity."
His lawyer asked U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker to "defer the acceptance of the plea until the issue of whether Ward will be required to be imprisoned immediately is answered. That question won't be answered until the sentencing hearing on August 28."
As part of the plea bargain, two other charges of sending and receiving child porn would be dropped.
Ward will probably serve a minimum of 4 years in prison, and up to a maximum of 20 years. Under Megan's law, he will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
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