Unemployed former CBS KYW-TV Philadelphia anchor Larry Mendte has pleaded guilty to one federal charge of illegal computer access, a charge that could land the disgraced newsman in prison for 5 years. It’s unlikely that Mendte will serve that much, if any, time on the charge.
The charge surrounds Mendte’s now-admitted access of former on-air partner Alycia Lane’s 3 personal email accounts over a nearly two-year period between May 2006 and March 2008. Lane was the subject of numerous personal information leaks during that time.
Mendte was fired in June after an FBI search of his home based on the computer crime charge.
Lane was fired from KYW after allegedly punching a female cop while shouting epithets at her. Charges in that case were reduced and may be dropped this month. Lane is suing KYW over her firing.
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