A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a status hearing for a defendant who is charged with first-degree sex abuse and kidnapping.
The 41-year-old defendant allegedly kidnapped and raped a victim in the back of a liquor store parking lot in the University Heights neighborhood on May 6.
The defendant is also on probation for assault with significant bodily injury in a felony domestic violence case, which is now trailing his other case.
Parties are currently in ongoing plea negotiations.
Defense attorney Matthew Davies asked Judge Rainey Brandt to continue the Dec. 7 status hearing. Judge Brandt scheduled the defendant’s next court appearance for Jan. 19.
