Judge Continues Hearing for 2018 Sex Abuse, Kidnapping Case

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DC Superior Court Judge Juliet Mckenna continued a hearing for a sex abuse and kidnapping defendant in the aftermath of a mistrial in 2020 before jury trials were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The defendant is charged with first-degree sexual abuse and kidnapping against a minor.

During the Jan. 28 mental observation hearing, Judge Mckenna read the new Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) competency report, which indicated that the defendant is not currently competent to stand trial.

The report recommended that he remain in jail and undergo 60 days of outpatient competency restoration treatment.

The defendant has been in jail since November 2018. The case went to trial in January 2020. Later that month, the jury indicated they were deadlocked and a mistrial was declared.

The next hearing is scheduled for March 18.

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