Sex Abuse Archives - Page 17 of 31

Document: Suspect Arrested in Misdemeanor Sex Abuse, Simple Assault Offenses

Details A suspect has been arrested in relation to two misdemeanor sex abuse offenses and one simple assault offense. The 42 year old is accused of making unwanted sexual contact with... Read More

Sexual Assault Case Dismissed Without Prejudice

Details A sexual assault case was dismissed without prejudice. DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan heard from the defense, prosecutor and medical representation on the possibility of dismissing the case on... Read More

New Attorney Appointed to Represent Defendant Accused of Armed Sexual Assault

Details A man indicted on 21 charges including first-degree sexual abuse while armed was appointed a new lawyer due to a conflict of interest that precluded the DC Public Defender Service... Read More

Judge Finds Probable Cause in Sex Abuse Case After Hearing Detective’s Testimony

Details A detective from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Sexual Assault Unit testified during a preliminary hearing for a defendant facing sex abuse and burglary charges. Last July, police responded to a... Read More

Defendant Sentenced for Sexually Assaulting Woman in Her Apartment

Details A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant on felony sex abuse charges for forcing himself on a woman in her Kingman Park neighborhood apartment. Richard Goodwin came to the... Read More

Man Sentenced for Series of Sexual Assaults in Capitol Hill Neighborhood Homes

Details A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a Maryland man to 39 years in prison for a series of sexual assaults committed in 2016 against three men in the Capitol Hill... Read More

Defendant Sentenced for Sexually Assaulting Victim at Gunpoint in 2006

Details A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant to serve more than a decade in prison for an armed sexual assault that took place 16 years ago. During the early... Read More

Victim Recounts Sexual Assault During Perpetrator’s Sentencing

Details One of two victims 20-year-old Darnell Peoples pleaded guilty to sexually abusing said she would never walk alone again during the defendant’s sentencing hearing. Peoples admitted to sexually assaulting two... Read More

Man Pleads Guilty to 2006 Sexual Assault

Details A man accused of sexually assaulting a stranger back in 2006 accepted a plea offer. According to prosecutors, on Jan. 27, 2006, Landrell Jordan pulled a gun on a woman... Read More

Sex Abuse Defendant Waives 90-Day Indictment Deadline

Details A defendant facing kidnapping, carjacking and sex abuse charges consented to the deadline for indictment being extended. The defendant is accused of holding a woman at gunpoint in her car... Read More

Defendant Denied Pretrial Release in Burglary, Sex Abuse Case

Details A DC Superior Court judge denied a request to release a defendant accused of breaking into a woman’s Pleasant Plains apartment and sexually assaulting her friend. The 31-year-old defendant is... Read More

Man Accused of Armed Sexual Assault Will Keep Current Public Defender

Details A defendant facing a 21-count indictment for his alleged role in an armed sexual assault will be keeping his current legal counsel. The 21-year-old defendant is accused of breaking into... Read More