His client has pleaded not guilty.
Peter J. Schaffer, who is Mr. Berkmans's lawyer, was not in court on Friday morning but said later, "My client has pleaded not guilty, and I have no further comment about the case".
Michael Sommer, a lawyer for Mr. Kimelman, said his client "has pleaded not guilty because he is in fact not guilty".
A lawyer for Mr. Cafaro, Michael Rosen, said his client had pleaded not guilty to the earlier charges and "pleaded not guilty, louder" to the new indictment.
Mr. Collazo's lawyer, Nicholas Bergamotto, said his client had pleaded guilty because he wanted to take responsibility for his actions, serve his prison time and move on.
Phillip Russell, Mr. Dern's lawyer, said his client had pleaded guilty to close the Suffolk case while he fights related charges elsewhere.
A lawyer for Mr. Gonzalez, J. Patten Brown III, said that his client had pleaded not guilty, and that "he is charged with his relation with one girl, and the other co-defendant is charged with his relation with a separate girl".
Yockey, who confirmed to HuffPost that her client had pleaded guilty to attempted third-degree criminal sexual conduct in the case ― which she referred to as statutory rape ― previously told the Detroit News that it's unclear what kind of relationship her client will have with the woman's child, if any.
Anthony Mastroianni, the lawyer for the owners, Juana and Jose Ventura, said his clients had pleaded guilty because the evidence amassed before the search would have convicted them.
Now, however, that public relations campaign has backfired, with lawyers for some of the men coming forward to say that their clients had pleaded guilty to nonsexual violations and that their cases were supposed to have been sealed.
Since February, three UBS clients have pleaded guilty and a fourth has been indicted.
