Sex Abuse Archives - Page 12 of 31

Judge Removes GPS Monitor in Child Sexual Assault Case

Details During a Sept. 26 felony arraignment, DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo granted a motion to have a defendant’s GPS monitor removed. On Oct. 8, 2020, the complainant disclosed to... Read More

Sexual Assault Case Ready to Go to Trial, Judge Says

Details During a Sept. 22 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee discussed how parties should present their evidence ahead of a jury trial in a sexual assault case. The defendant,... Read More

Judge Sentences Child Sex Offender to 24 Months in Prison

Details After two days of sentencing, a judge sentenced a man convicted of child sex abuse to two years in prison. Raymond Diggs, 37, was originally charged with five counts of... Read More

Judge Sets Hearing Date as Parties Prepare for Sex Abuse Trial

By Ashley Brown [former] - September 20, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Sex Abuse |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo set a hearing date to discuss matters regarding a 2018 sex abuse case. The 43-year-old defendant is charged with second-degree sex abuse, voyeurism –... Read More

Defendant Identifies Self as A ‘Monster in Disguise’

Details A judge continued a sentencing for a sexual assault defendant during a Sept. 15 hearing. Raymond Diggs was originally charged with five counts of first-degree child sex abuse, enticing a... Read More

Defendant Receives 6-Month Jail Sentence for Molesting Sister

Details On Sept. 14, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun sentenced a teen defendant to 6-months at the DC Jail for molesting his sister in a 2021 sex abuse case. On... Read More

Document: Arrest Made in Sex Abuse Case

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives announce an arrest in a misdemeanor sexual abuse offense that occurred on Sept. 9, on the 1500 block of New York Avenue, NE. A 26-year-old was... Read More

Judge Releases Sex Abuse Defendant

Details During a Sept. 12 hearing, the prosecution announced the defendant’s bail posting in a 2022 sexual abuse case. On July 16, 2022, a 14-year-old victim reported that the 51-year-old defendant... Read More

Former Maryland Teacher and Coach Receives Sentence for Sexually Abusing Minors

Details A former history teacher and rowing coach at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, Md. was sentenced for the sexual abuse of minors. Kirkland Shipley, 48, was initially charged with... Read More

Sex Abuse Defendant Requests Change in Attorney

By Beatriz Canals [former] - September 8, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Sex Abuse | Sexual Assault |

Details A sex abuse defendant requested a new attorney on Sept. 8. The 60-year-old defendant faces a 15-count indictment with charges for first-degree sexual abuse with aggravating circumstances, kidnapping, attempted first-degree... Read More

Prosecution Focuses on Inconsistencies in Defendant’s Statements During Closing Arguments

Details During the closing arguments on Sept. 7, a prosecutor emphasized the inconsistencies in a sex abuse defendant’s story, including the conversations with detectives to the story he told on the... Read More

Judge Grants Prosecutor’s Motion to Reopen a Previous Hearing

Details During an Aug. 30 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt accepted the prosecution’s motion to reopen a previous hearing, which included an email from a series of emails between... Read More