and Fox were not named in the indictment (which listed them as a "reporter" and a "news organization"), but news reports identified the parties. Kim was defended by prominent attorneys Abbe Lowell of Chadbourne & Parke and Paul M. Thompson and James M. Commons of McDermott Will & Emery. One of Lowell's arguments was that Bob Woodward's book Obama's Wars contains far more sensitive information than the information Kim is accused of leaking, which created a double standard in leak prosecution. Lowell also said that the DOJ is "stretch[ing] the espionage laws" and having a chilling effect on government officials communicating with the press. He also said that Kim would never do anything "for which he had any reason to believe would harm [US interests]." Guilty plea On February 7, 2014, Kim entered a guilty plea to a single felony count of disclosing classified national defense information to an unauthorized person, Rosen. His lawyer, Lowell, admitted that his client "made a decision to cross a line" and that he "should have known better." Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Harvey added that Kim "was motivated not by an altruistic purpose but by his own ego and desire for professional advancement." Before sentencing, US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said Kim "did lose his moral compass." Kim was sentenced to a 13-month prison term. See also Thomas Andrews Drake (NSA whistleblower charged under the Espionage Act, 2010) Jeffrey Alexander Sterling (ex-CIA convicted under Espionage Act for revealing classified information to a reporter, 2010) References External links stephenkim.org, legal defense trust website. Court filings via Federation of American Scientists 1967 births American whistleblowers South Korean emigrants to the United States Walsh School of Foreign Service alumni Harvard University alumni Living people People convicted under the Espionage Act of 1917 Yale University alumni