Child Sex Abuse Defendant Released Ahead of Preliminary Hearing

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A DC Superior Court judge released a 73-year-old child sex abuse defendant ahead of his preliminary hearing.

Two individuals have accused the defendant in this case of sexually abusing them when they were children. A therapist for both victims contacted the Youth and Family Services Division to relay her clients’ allegations, according to court documents.

The defendant now faces charges of attempted first-degree child sex abuse and second-degree child sex abuse. The offenses are alleged to have occurred between 2009 and 2014.

After picking up the charges in late January, the defendant was detained at DC Jail. However, during the most recent hearing for this case on Feb. 9, Judge Marisa Demeo agreed to release him into the High Intensity Supervision Program with certain conditions. He must remain at his primary residence in West Virginia and cannot leave unless it is to go to court hearings in DC. He is also required to refrain from having any contact with minors.

The preliminary hearing, which will determine if the defendant’s case has enough evidence to go to trial, is scheduled to take place on Feb. 24.