NEW YORK
Syracuse.com
By John O’Brien | jobrien@syracuse.com
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A Liverpool man admitted today that he sexually exploited three children to make child pornography, but wouldn’t acknowledge a prosecutor’s detailed accounting of the crimes.
James Kopp, 40, entered guilty pleas to 22 counts of sexual exploitation of a child and child pornography in a court appearance before U.S. District Judge Glenn Suddaby.
Then the judge asked Assistant U.S. Attorney Lisa Fletcher to state the evidence the government would’ve presented against Kopp at trial. She read a lengthy “offer of proof,” going into detail about Kopp’s alleged crimes.
Suddaby asked Kopp if he admitted to everything Fletcher read. Kopp’s lawyer, Randi Bianco, said he was still willing to plead guilty, but would not admit to the details.
Suddaby would not allow Kopp’s guilty plea to stand without a full admission of guilt.
“He either did it or he didn’t,” the judge said. “Or we can set a trial date.”
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