Cop In Parker Surrogate Case Admits Reporter Meeting

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An Ohio police chief at the center of an alleged plot to break into the home of Sarah Jessica Parker's surrogate mother has confessed to meeting up with a tabloid journalist to discuss a deal - but insists he only intended to "mess" with the reporter.

Martins Ferry Police Chief Barry Carpenter is being investigated along with Bridgeport Police Department Chief Chad DoJack amid claims they planned to burgle the pregnant woman's house and gather information on her lifestyle for a magazine expose.

Carpenter protested his innocence in the accusations immediately after the story broke on Wednesday (17Jun09), saying: "I'm 100 per cent innocent in this and my department is as well."

But now he has gone into more detail about the allegations in a radio interview in West Virginia, admitting he did once step foot in the pregnant woman's house, but only after spotting the front door ajar. He claims he entered the property to ensure everything was in order before leaving empty-handed.

Carpenter reportedly went on to explain his link to a journalist said to be digging for dirt on behalf of the National Enquirer, alleging he only met up with the reporter to "mess with him and jerk him around" - and had no real intention to go through with the plot.

The investigation continues.

Parker and her actor husband Matthew Broderick are expecting twins via the surrogate mother this summer (09), after failing to naturally conceive a brother or sister for six-year-old son James Wilkie.

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