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Zimbabwe: Former US Rep Reynolds pleads not guilty

By Gillian Gotora
Published February 19, 2014 3:03pm ET
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Zimbabwe: Former US Rep Reynolds pleads not guilty
Former U S Congressman, Mel Reynolds, arrives to appear at the magistrates courts in Harare, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. Reynolds was arrested in Zimbabwe for allegedly possessing pornographic material and violating immigration laws. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi) | Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Mel Reynolds pleaded not guilty in a Zimbabwe court on Wednesday to charges of possessing pornography and must spend another night in jail before he can apply for bail.

Reynolds will appear in court again on Thursday for his bail hearing. Also on Thursday, he will be asked to enter a plea on a separate charge of breaking Zimbabwe’s immigration laws.

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