despite his admission in court and conviction, fox denied that he had done anything wrong. according to news reports published in the "hawaii reporter," fox insisted that he was innocent. fox told reporters, "i vigorously fought the charges against me, which i hold to be untrue." in addition, fox told kitv he hoped his conviction would remain a secret so he could serve out his term in office. he also told kitv the same story he told the "hawaii reporter:" "in my heart i know i didn't do it."