Former Emory, Grady Doctor Faces Child Porn Charges

Defense attorneys for a former metro Atlanta doctor facing child porn charges began their case Monday.

Dr. Adam Lebowitz was arrested in November of 2006 and charged with soliciting sex from an underage boy.

Monday Adam Lebowitz's lawyers will defend him against child pornography charges.

The former Emory and Grady doctor is in federal court, reportedly for having video taped sexual encounters with underage teen boys.

Lebowitz's legal trouble began in 2006 when he arranged to visit Kenny Spurling's Coweta County home.

But Lebowitz didn't know the 15-year-old told his parents about the doctor's sexual advances, and was now working with police in a sting operation.

When Lebowitz was arrested at the Spurling home, police found a sleeping bag, condoms, lubricant, hospital scrubs and a camera.

He eventually bonded out of jail.

Lebowitz was rearrested not long after at Hartsfield-Jackson when an airline employee noticed him trying to board a plane to Hawaii.

In 2007, Lebowitz pleaded guilty to soliciting underage victims over the internet. Prosecutors said he had sex with the boys, videotaped the acts and then published them on-line.

The initial plea deal on these charges called for a 20 year sentence.