Suspended Channel 9 reporter Ben McCormack has not entered a plea for child pornography charges as his lawyer is negotiating with prosecutors, a Sydney court has been told.
Lawyer Sam Macedone told Downing Centre Local Court that negotiations are "on foot" and his client would enter a plea at his next court appearance.
The matter will return to court on September 26th.
A Current Affair (ACA) reporter McCormack, 42, is facing two charges of using a carriage service to transmit, publish or promote child pornography.
NSW Detectives said they investigated McCormack after a tip-off from the Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team.
They stopped him in his car at Moore Park in April, and shortly afterwards searched a unit in Alexandria and the ACA office in Willoughby where they seized computers, a mobile phone and electronic storage devices.
The Nine Network suspended McCormack from his role as a reporter after his arrest.
The charges carry a maximum penalty of 15 years in jail.
The ACA reporter will continue to be out on bail, but today Magistrate Jennifer Atkinson varied his bail conditions so he only has to report to police once a week instead of twice.
