Frank Statement. Senator Edward Kennedy, seen making a frank statement to nationwide TV audiences hours after receiving a two-month suspended sentence in a district court yesterday. In the television appearance, Kennedy denied any "immoral conduct" with Mary Jo Kopechne, or being under the influence on the night of the car crash in which she drowned, and appealed to the public to help him decide whether he should offer to resign. New York, USA. 26 July 1969.