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Alleged porn distributor pleads not guilty in NJ

By Samantha Henry
Published June 13, 2012 6:46pm ET
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Alleged porn distributor pleads not guilty in NJ
In this 2004 family handout photo provided by Maksym Shynkarenko's sister Vladislava Silanteyva, shows Maksym Shynkarenko, wearing a T-shirt reading USSR, photographed during a picnic with friends in Kiev, Ukarine. Shynkarenko, 33, from the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, has been charged in the United States with operating numerous Ukraine-based hardcore child porn sites and selling access to clients worldwide. Shynkarenko has pleaded innocent to the charges in a Newark federal court.(AP Photo/A family handout photo provided by Vladislava Silanteyva) | AP

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A Ukrainian man accused of operating one of the most extensive child porn distribution networks ever prosecuted in the U.S. pleaded not guilty Wednesday in federal court.

A court-appointed attorney entered the plea on Maksym Shynkarenko’s behalf Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Newark. The Ukrainian government says he is innocent, and his mother says his arrest is a case of mistaken identity.

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