Former Knbc-TV producer Phil Drechsler appears in an undated handout mugshot. (Graphic by The Desk)
A former television news producer has agreed to plead guilty to federal child pornography charges more than a year after his arrest.
The acceptance of responsibility was outlined in a 22-page court filing entered by federal prosecutors on Monday, through which 61-year-old Phil Drechsler agreed to plead guilty to one count of child pornography in exchange for a recommendation that he be sentenced to the statutory minimum term of imprisonment.
Under the law, Drechsler will be sentenced to at least five years in federal prison. Prosecutors cannot guarantee he will receive that much; federal judges are not bound by plea agreements, but they usually accept recommended sentences. Drechsler faced decades in prison after a grand jury indicted him on three child pornography-related counts last May.
The plea agreement imposes a number of other conditions on Drechsler,...
A former television news producer has agreed to plead guilty to federal child pornography charges more than a year after his arrest.
The acceptance of responsibility was outlined in a 22-page court filing entered by federal prosecutors on Monday, through which 61-year-old Phil Drechsler agreed to plead guilty to one count of child pornography in exchange for a recommendation that he be sentenced to the statutory minimum term of imprisonment.
Under the law, Drechsler will be sentenced to at least five years in federal prison. Prosecutors cannot guarantee he will receive that much; federal judges are not bound by plea agreements, but they usually accept recommended sentences. Drechsler faced decades in prison after a grand jury indicted him on three child pornography-related counts last May.
The plea agreement imposes a number of other conditions on Drechsler,...
- 5/23/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
Over a year after Phil Drechsler was arrested on child pornography charges, the former Knbc-tv news producer has made a plea deal with prosecutors that could see him receiving a greatly reduced sentence.
Picked up on the run in Cincinnati in April 2023, Drechsler today entered a guilty plea in federal court on the lone charge of distribution of child pornography, a May 20 filing of a revised plea agreement details Compelled to register as a sex offender, wearing a monitoring device, and stay away from schools, kids, computers, post office boxes and much more, Drechsler’s deal with the government will see prosecutors’ request the judge to sentence the 11-year Knbc vet to the statutory minimum required.
On a charge that could see an offender behind bars for up to 20 years, Drechsler may get just five years in prison, five years supervised release, and a few thousand dollars in fines along...
Picked up on the run in Cincinnati in April 2023, Drechsler today entered a guilty plea in federal court on the lone charge of distribution of child pornography, a May 20 filing of a revised plea agreement details Compelled to register as a sex offender, wearing a monitoring device, and stay away from schools, kids, computers, post office boxes and much more, Drechsler’s deal with the government will see prosecutors’ request the judge to sentence the 11-year Knbc vet to the statutory minimum required.
On a charge that could see an offender behind bars for up to 20 years, Drechsler may get just five years in prison, five years supervised release, and a few thousand dollars in fines along...
- 5/21/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
A former Los Angeles television news producer was indicted today on federal charges alleging he distributed more than 100 videos and images of child pornography online.
Phil Drechsler, 60, of Santa Clarita, who worked for Knbc-tv until he departed in February, allegedly shared more than 117 videos, nine images and other types of files depicting child pornography between August 2020 and June 2021, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Prosecutors said Drechsler was arrested last month in Cincinnati and ordered detained by a magistrate judge. He is currently being brought back to Los Angeles to face charges, officials said.
A Los Angeles federal grand jury returned the indictment Thursday on three counts of distribution of child pornography. The charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years imprisonment with a possible maximum of up to 20 years, prosecutors noted.
According to an affidavit filed with a criminal complaint April 18 in Los Angeles federal court, Drechsler, using the alias “Karen Flores,...
Phil Drechsler, 60, of Santa Clarita, who worked for Knbc-tv until he departed in February, allegedly shared more than 117 videos, nine images and other types of files depicting child pornography between August 2020 and June 2021, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Prosecutors said Drechsler was arrested last month in Cincinnati and ordered detained by a magistrate judge. He is currently being brought back to Los Angeles to face charges, officials said.
A Los Angeles federal grand jury returned the indictment Thursday on three counts of distribution of child pornography. The charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years imprisonment with a possible maximum of up to 20 years, prosecutors noted.
According to an affidavit filed with a criminal complaint April 18 in Los Angeles federal court, Drechsler, using the alias “Karen Flores,...
- 5/4/2023
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
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