Sex Abuse Archives - Page 13 of 31

Document: Arrest Made in a Coercion and Enticement of a Minor Offense

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives made an arrest in connection to a coercion and enticement of a minor offense that occurred on Aug. 2 at approximately 8:17 a.m., on the 600... Read More

Judge Grants Continuance for Child Sex Abuse Defendant

Details D.C. Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt issued a continuance for a 2021 child sex abuse hearing. The 30-year-old defendant is charged with first-degree child sex abuse for allegedly forcing his 9-year-old... Read More

Defendant Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Abuse

Details During an Aug. 25 hearing, a 31-year-old sex abuse defendant pleaded guilty to first-degree child sex abuse. On the evening of Feb. 27, Dennis Morton arrived at his girlfriend’s residence... Read More

Judge Orders Mental Observation Hearing for Sexual Assault Defendant

Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan ordered a mental observation screening for a sex abuse defendant. The defendant is charged with first-degree sexual abuse related to a kidnapping of an... Read More

Sexual Assault Cases Decrease By 5 Percent from 2021 to 2022

Details From 2021 to 2022, there was approximately a 5 percent decrease in the number of sexual assault cases adjudicated at the DC Superior Court between January and June. During the... Read More

Judge Continues Motion Hearing for Child Sex Abuse Defendant

By Beatriz Olivares [former] - August 19, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Sex Abuse | Sexual Assault |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt continued a motion hearing for a 2016 child sex abuse case. The defendant is charged with three counts of first-degree child sex abuse for... Read More

Judge Orders Full Competency Examination for Murder Defendant

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun ordered a full exam to determine if a murder defendant is competent to stand trial. The 38-year-old defendant is charged with assault with intent... Read More

Document: Arrest Made in a Third Degree Sex Abuse Case

Details Metropolitan Police Department detectives arrested a 29-year-old woman in connection to a sexual abuse. On Aug. 15 on the 4000 block of Georgia Avenue, NW a 29-year-old woman approached the... Read More

Judge Reschedules Sentencing in Sex Abuse Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt rescheduled the sentencing in a case involving the sexual assault of a minor. Jerry Barton pleaded guilty on March 8 to one count of... Read More

Judge Postpones Hearing for Sex Abuse Case

Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun decided to continue a status hear Aug. 12 for a felony domestic violence case. A sex abuse defendant is charged with second-degree sex abuse... Read More

Judge Denies Releasing Domestic Violence Defendant After Delay in Preliminary Hearing

By Carrie McDonald [former] - August 11, 2022
Daily Stories | Domestic Violence | Sex Abuse | Sexual Assault |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt denied the defense’s motion to release a domestic violence and sex abuse defendant after his preliminary hearing was rescheduled for Aug. 22. The defendant... Read More

Data Shows More Sexual Assailants Are Strangers

Details D.C. Witness data shows that sexual assault cases adjudicated in DC during the first half of 2022 compared to the first half of 2021 found more sexual assailants are strangers... Read More