Sex Abuse Archives - Page 21 of 31

Judge Sets Preliminary Hearing for Sexual Assault Case

Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a preliminary hearing to determine if a sex abuse case has enough evidence to go to trial. The 53-year-old defendant is charged with assault... Read More

Child Sex Abuse Defendant Indicted on 15 Charges

Details A child sex abuse defendant was arraigned on fifteen charges during a Dec. 13 hearing. The 59-year-old defendant is indicted on five counts of first-degree child sex abuse, four counts... Read More

Judge Prepared to Sentence Sex Abuse Defendant to 6 Years

Details A DC Superior Court judge said she is prepared to sentence a sex abuse defendant to six years of incarceration in accordance with the plea deal he took. Bertrand Lebeau... Read More

Defense Counsel, Jail Representative Argue Over Defendant’s Medical Care

By D.C. Witness Staff - December 9, 2021
Court | Daily Stories | Sex Abuse | Suspects |

Details With a trial approaching in June, a defense attorney said she cannot meet with her client because the Department of Corrections (DOC) is not providing him with a wheelchair that... Read More

Metropolitan Police Department Officer Arrested for Child Sex Abuse

Details A Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer was arrested for first-degree child sex abuse on Dec. 6. The 49-year-old Maryland resident had been employed with the MPD since 2001, according to... Read More

Judge Cancels Trial Dates Following Defense Attorney’s Request to Withdraw

Details A DC Superior Court judge canceled a sex abuse defendant’s upcoming trial dates because he requested a new lawyer. The 52-year-old defendant is charged with first-degree sexual abuse for allegedly... Read More

Sex Abuse Case Heads to Grand Jury Following Plea Deal Rejection

Details A sex abuse defendant rejected a plea offer on Dec. 6. The 34-year-old defendant is charged with two counts of first-degree sexual abuse. The prosecution offered the defendant the option... Read More

Prosecution Awaiting Protective Order in Sex Abuse Case

Details A sex abuse case is developing as the prosecution waits to give the defense discovery evidence. The 51-year-old defendant is charged with two counts of second-degree child sex abuse for... Read More

Sex Abuse Defendant Requests New Attorney

Details A sex abuse defendant requested a new attorney. The defendant is charged with first-degree sex abuse while armed for allegedly forcing himself into a woman’s car on the 3200 block... Read More

Former Priest Serving Time for Sex Abuse Goes on Trial for Other Charges

Details On Nov. 29, a former Catholic priest went on trial for two counts of misdemeanor sex abuse. The non-jury trial ended with a DC Superior Court judge finding him guilty of one... Read More

Judge Sentences Sex Abuse Defendant to Serve 2.5 Years

Details A DC Superior Court judge accepted a plea deal and sentenced a sex abuse defendant to serve two-and-a-half years in prison. Joseph Howard pleaded guilty to third-degree sex abuse for... Read More

Parties Prepare for Sex Abuse Trial

Details A DC Superior Court judge heard arguments on two motions in a sex abuse case set for trial later this month. The defendant, a former Catholic priest, is charged with two... Read More