Sexual Assault Archives - Page 12 of 24

Hearings Rescheduled in Sexual Assault Case Due to COVID-19 Quarantine

Details DC Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo rescheduled a motions hearing and the trial date for a sexual assault defendant due to his exposure to Covid-19. The 33-year-old defendant is charged... Read More

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

‘Potomac River Rapist’ Homicide Hearing Continues with Detective on Stand

Details A defense attorney for an elderly man charged with rape and murder called into question Sept. 19 a Metropolitan Police Department detective’s interrogation tactics while investigating the case. Giles Warrick,... Read More

Judge Delays Hearing to Allow Homicide Defendant to Consider Plea Offer

Details During a Sept. 20 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee granted a continuance, giving a sexual assault defendant time to decide whether to take a plea deal. On July... 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

Defense Attorney Withdraws from Sex Abuse Case

By Zakiyia Ortiz [former] - September 19, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Sexual Assault |

Details DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt granted defense attorney Leo Alley’s motion to withdraw from a sex abuse case on Sept. 19. The 56-year-old defendant will now be represented by... 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

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