PORNOGRAPHY MADE HIM DO IT???

"I have now become a
strong advocate against
pornography"--Craig Gregerson

(Source)--The man accused of killing 5-year-old Destiny Norton and sexually abusing her dead body claims pornography ruined his life. (Sounds like what Ted Bundy said before he was executed...)


In a recent interview from the Salt Lake County jail with local NBC affiliate KSL, Craig Gregerson didn't admit he killed the girl, but he didn't deny it. The 20-year-old said he'd like to share details about the case, but on the advice of his attorney, much of the story will remain a mystery until his trial. He told the station he plans to plead not guilty.


Gregerson was charged with capital murder after investigators found Destiny's body in his basement eight days after she disappeared July 16 from her Salt Lake City home. But in the face-to-face interview with KSL news reporter Gene Kennedy - no cameras were allowed - Gregerson hinted at the cause of his troubles when asked why he allegedly lured the girl to his house, smothered her and sexually assaulted her corpse.


"I really want to answer that but my lawyer is preventing me from doing that right now in light of the case. I can tell you this, I have now become a strong advocate against pornography," Gregerson said.


Despite an alleged confession to police, he told KSL he plans to plead not guilty when his case is heard before 3rd District Court Judge Judith Atherton. "I'm not guilty because of things that happened that day," he said. "At my trial, I will take the stand. I feel everyone should know what happened. I was sane when this happened. I think people just say they're insane to get out of the death penalty."


Though he may face the death penalty, he said he is not worried about the sentence. "I'm not scared of it. Should the jury convict me, I'm not scared of death," he told KSL.


His demeanor remained calm throughout the interview, Kennedy reported. He smiled through much of the half-hour of questions, which he answered candidly. Gregerson accused police of stretching the truth. He said he did not give a "full-fledged confession," and that investigators exaggerated details. Reports of his involvement in the search for Destiny as well as his attendance at one of the many candlelight vigils held for the child were not true, he said.


Police have said Gregerson told them he lured the girl into his apartment, which was adjacent to the Norton home. The medical examiner said Destiny was killed shortly after she disappeared around 8 p.m. Destiny's family solicited the public's help and conducted a massive block-by-block search of Salt Lake County, including the canyons of the Wasatch Mountains and areas along the Jordan River. The search drew help from Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson, missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Judge Memorial High School football team.


Gregerson did express remorse during the interview. "I do apologize to the public and everyone else who's been involved in what happened," he said. Gregerson has a scheduling conference in court at 8:30 this morning.