Posted on 12/23/2008 9:33:27 AM PST by NormsRevenge
SAN DIEGO A former adviser to Lt. Gov. John Garamendi and a former deputy assistant secretary of the Navy under President Clinton pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to possession of child pornography, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
Retired U.S. Navy Capt. Wade Rowland Sanders, 67, an attorney, entered the plea before U.S. District Judge Thomas J. Whelan, U.S. Attorney Karen P. Hewitt said in a written statement released Monday night.
According to court records, Sanders admitted that on or about May 2, he possessed a computer and computer media that he knew contained more than 600 images of minors. One of the files was a 21-minute video that depicted several prepubescent females engaged in sexual conduct with an adult male and performing oral sex on one another, Hewitt said.
At the time of his arrest on Nov. 7, Sanders was the senior adviser for veterans and military affairs to Garamendi and an active member of the state bar of California, Hewitt said. He has since resigned the state position.
Sanders was a decorated combat veteran who served as a Swift boat commander in Vietnam. He earned the Silver Star and a Purple Heart for directing an attack against the enemy in 1969 while wounded.
He is scheduled to be sentenced March 30 on one count of possession of child pornography. The maximum penalty is 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, Hewitt said. Hewitt said the case stems from a nationwide investigation by the FBI, assisted by the San Diego Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Darrell Foxworth, a spokesman for the FBI in San Diego, said Monday night that he could not comment on the investigation.
Sanders was appointed by Garamendi in July 2007. A statement released by the lieutenant governor's office at the time said he would assist in developing and implementing initiatives to ensure military members and veterans efficiently received services to which they were entitled.
The 2007 statement said Sanders was a member of the San Diego Police Department's Senior Oversight Committee and said he was a community activist who served on many nonprofit boards, including Vietnam Veterans of San Diego.
Sanders received a bachelor of arts degree from California State University Long Beach and a law degree from the University of San Diego School of Law; is a graduate of the Naval War College; and attended the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, the statement said.
In July 1993, Sanders was appointed as a deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for reserve affairs under Navy Secretary John Dalton. At the time, he was a captain in the Navy Reserve with nearly 30 years of active and reserve service.
Sanders was among Vietnam combat veterans who introduced Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass, a fellow Swift boat captain, at the Democratic presidential convention in 2004. After getting out of the Navy, Sanders became a lawyer in San Diego.
In November 1999, Sanders announced that he planned to run as a candidate for the 49th Congressional District, but he pulled out of the race a month later, citing a lack of campaign funds
At the time of his arrest on Nov. 7, Sanders was the senior adviser for veterans and military affairs to Garamendi and an active member of the state bar of California, Hewitt said. He has since resigned the state position.
Sanders was a decorated combat veteran who served as a Swift boat commander in Vietnam. He earned the Silver
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Sanders was among Vietnam combat veterans who introduced Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass, a fellow Swift boat captain, at the Democratic presidential convention in 2004.
Shoot him
I can understand, sortof, the fantasy old creepy men have of some (adult) woman dressing as a teenager for sex. Mainly because I think these men never had sex as teenagers, or even as young adults - but I will never understand how anyone could sexualize a kid.
Worth repeating.
Ping
“I can understand.......Mainly because I think these men never had sex as teenagers...”
Ya gotta be kiddin’ me.
As if there’s a logical reason why perverts are perverted. Incidentally, perverts are perverts because they are perverted. That’s the reason why.
Yes, I meant to be redundant.
Because this creep has liberal-Democrat connections...the national media will bury this.
Just imagine if he were a Republican?
But I totally agree with you about perversion - it's perverted. ;^)
Apparently you did not read what I posted. I emphasized your statement, “...Mainly because these men never had sex as teenagers...”
Those are your words, and it’s absurd to suggest that these perverts:
a. Never had sex as teenagers.
b. That they would behave in such a way as a result of never having sex as teenagers (as if this is a reasonable conclusion).
I am glad we agree on something.
TJI
Wade Sanders supported John Kerry’s presidential campaign and appeared onstage at the 2004 Democratic National Convention before Kerry’s “reporting for duty” speech.
Silly you.
What are you talking about? Of COURSE it would be front page news for weeks on end if he were a Republican, except...there is no election right now, so...it would get buried until the NEXT election...
Mark
No need to reply - I"m not arguing. I don't make excuses for real perverts.
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