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USS Freedom refuels Trial set for former
OSP trooper accused
of child porn charges
it is sexually aroused.
“Whether something is in
fact lewd hinges on if the per-
A trial date has been set for son in possession of that pho-
the former Oregon State Police tograph is sexually aroused by
trooper accused of multiple LW´0D[¿HOGH[SODLQHG
child pornography charges.
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David Charles Corkett, 53, tion that most, if not all, of the
is scheduled for a trial to be- images were produced outside
gin at 9 a.m. May 19.
Oregon, were recorded before
Corkett, who served as a the state statute was enacted
The USS Freedom, homeported in San Diego, and in the north Pacific Ocean con-
senior trooper in the Astoria and were produced in places
ducting rough weather testing, stopped at the Port of Astoria Thursday and Tues-
$UHD &RPPDQG 2I¿FH XQWLO where the age of consent is 16
day for scheduled refueling and maintenance. Acccording to the U.S. Navy, the USS
his resignation Jan. 23, 2013, or younger.
Freedom is a littoral combat ship, designed for operation in near-shore environ-
was arrested in April 2014 on
In addition, the motions
ments yet capable of open-ocean operation. The 387-foot vessel, which drafts only
29 charges of second-degree claim most or all of the im-
14 feet and can travel at more than 40 nautical miles per hour, cost $670 million,
encouraging child sex abuse.
ages are not sexually explicit.
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child abuse.
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Judge Paula Brownhill
overruled the defense’s mo-
tions, effectively moving the
case forward to trial. A hear-
ing on a third motion to dis-
miss, regarding the ages of the
people in the material, was set
for 1:30 p.m. May 5.
Prior to the hearing Tues-
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deal to Corkett to avoid tri-
al. Corkett, who is living in
Southern California on a re-
lease agreement and attend-
ed the hearing by phone, de-
clined the offer.
Corkett was reportedly
wanted on the felony charges
following an international
child exploitation investi-
gation, “Operation Spade,”
conducted by the U.S. Postal
Inspection Service.
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