Judge Refuses To Dismiss Charges Against John Mark Karr

Maybe John Mark Karr should have taken the plea deal previously offered to him. A Judge on Friday refused to dismiss the child pornography charges against him. Karr remains in jail in lieu of a $200,000 bail. John Mark Karr faces 5 misdemeanor charges of child pornography.

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — A judge on Friday refused to dismiss child pornography charges against John Mark Karr, the former suspect in the killing of 6-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey, after prosecutors admitted losing key evidence.

Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Cerena Wong criticized prosecutors and sheriff’s deputies for “mistakes and missteps,” such as losing the computer on which police said the five suspected images were stored and failing to tell her about the loss immediately.