Child Porn Case Going to Closed-Door Negotiations
Attorney for an Orland Park man accused of possessing pornographic images of children on a computer requested a conference with the judge and prosecutor during a court hearing Tuesday.
Negotiations continue in the case against a 28-year-old Orland Park man charged with felony possession of child pornography, according to the man’s attorney.
Eric Holt pleaded not guilty at his arraignment on Dec. 4 to charges against him, after the Orland Park Police Department said child pornography was found on his computer.
Holt’s attorney David O’Connor asked to set a date for a “402 conference,” during a brief court hearing Tuesday in Judge Colleen Ann Hyland’s Bridgeview courtroom. Holt, who is out on bail, attended the hearing but didn’t speak during the short proceeding.
The type of conference is described by the Cook County Guide to the Criminal Justice System as a method for plea bargaining, however O’Connor declined to comment on the nature of the conference.
The conferences are held privately, where a judge hears information about the case from the defense and prosecution, including information about the defendant's background and home life. The judge usually will offer a sentence that would be given if the defendant pleads guilty, according to the Cook County guide.
“Negotiations are ongoing,” O’Connor said Wednesday. “We have to wait until things are resolved to see if both sides can reach an agreement. Both sides are working out the discovery and seeing if we can resolve this.”
Holt was arrested in Oct. 2012 after a joint investigation with Orland Park police, a Chicago detective and the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, revealed images were found on a computer belonging to Holt, according to police. He does not have prior history of similar crimes, Orland Park Police Commander John Keating said at the time.
Holt is scheduled next to be in court on April 10.
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OMAR THE GREAT
8:55 am on Friday, March 1, 2013
Although he does not have a history with this type of crime....if you do a simple google search for this guy you can clearly see he has been in trouble with the law, a lot!!! From DUI cases in Orland Hills in 2012 to Criminal Destruction of Property in Tinley back in mid 2000's. My thoughts.....throw this guy in jail and lose the key!! We don't need property destroying, Drunk Driving Child Predators in the OP.
Orland Fan
8:55 am on Friday, March 1, 2013
Is that the same Dave O'Connor who sits on the Orland Park Police Board that is responsible for the hiring, firing, promotion and discipline of police officers?
JUICY JESSE
12:35 pm on Friday, March 1, 2013
If indeed he is .... Ben should look into if that's a possible conflict of interest? How can someone who represents the Orland Police defend someone the Orland Police are prosecuting?
Karen
8:55 am on Friday, March 1, 2013
Disgusting.
Eva Gomez
4:56 pm on Saturday, March 16, 2013
Make child porn legal to view, stop this madness, you can't jail people for viewing pixels on a screen, focus on the producers instead.
Kim
3:35 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
Eva you must be a real idiot! You must have no children and probably either look at child porn or stand behind a sicko that does. Anyone having anything to do with child porn should be punished. Why do you think the people produce the child porn? It's for themselves and all the other weirdos that look at it. What's madness is that people like you try to defend in anyway someone who enjoys watching a child be abused. your just as sick as them in my opinion.