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Late-night US television talk-show host David Letterman - Source: Reuters -
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A New York judge refused to toss out a case against a TV
producer accused of a $US2 million extortion attempt against David
Letterman over the talk show host's sexual affairs with
co-workers.
New York State Supreme Court Justice Charles Solomon rejected a bid
by the producer's lawyer to have the charges dismissed, saying
instead that this is a classic example of an issue that is best
left for a trial jury to decide.
Robert Joel Halderman, 52, a producer for the CBS news show 48
Hours, was indicted by a grand jury in October and pleaded not
guilty to charges of attempted grand larceny.
Letterman admitted on his Late Show with David Letterman on CBS
last year that he had sex with women who worked with him on the
program after receiving a package threatening to reveal the
details.
"It's on to the next step," Halderman's attorney Gerard Shargel
told reporters outside the courthouse.
The case has been adjourned to March 9.
If convicted, Halderman faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison.
