A DC Superior Court judge continued a trial readiness hearing for a domestic violence defendant who has been held since 2019.
The defendant is charged with first-degree sexual abuse and second-degree sexual abuse where the victim was under the age of 18. The accused allegedly had a relationship with the victim. The defendant is also being charged with contempt.
Defense attorney Paul Kiyonaga had the option to set a trial date for 2023 or set another hearing in August with the hopes that the courtroom availability would increase as the court process moves back to normal.
Kiyonaga chose to set another hearing.
Judge Danya Dayson scheduled a trial readiness hearing for Aug. 9.
