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By
Beatriz Olivares [former]
- June 21, 2022
Daily Stories
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Sex Abuse
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Suspects
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A defendant pleaded guilty to one count of attempted second-degree child sexual abuse on June 17.
Tieyon Garnett sexually abused his younger sibling in their home in 2020. According to court documents, Garnett, 20, at first denied any sexual contact with the victim but later admitted that sexual abuse had taken place. He was placed under the high intensity supervision program and given a pretrial stay away order from the victim 10 days after the incident.
Garnett and his defense attorney, Quo Meiko Judkins, attended the hearing over WebEx. Judkins and Garnett briefly discussed the terms of the plea agreement before announcing that the defendant would plead guilty.
D.C. Superior Court Judge Robert Okun accepted Garnett’s guilty plea but stated that he would like to have all parties in person for the next hearing.
“I will find Mr. Garnett guilty of attempted second-degree child sex abuse,” Judge Okun told the parties. But, “I’m inclined to have everyone here in person as well.”
Judge Okun scheduled the sentencing for Sept. 8.