Judge Issues Bench Warrant for Defendant Charged with Child Sex Abuse

By D.C. Witness Staff - October 19, 2020
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DC Superior Court Judge Ronna Beck issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a child sex abuse defendant who failed to appear in court.

The 30-year-old defendant is charged with first-degree sex abuse of a child or minor for allegedly having sexual intercourse with a 15-year-old girl. He is also charged with  simple assault for allegedly strangling the same victim.  

On Sept. 30, the defendant was placed under the High Intensity Supervision Program (HISP) to coincide with this other pending cases. 

Judge Gerald Fisher then ordered the defendant to come to court on Oct. 19 for another pretrial show cause hearing, at which time the presiding judge would address the defendant’s lack of compliance with his pretrial release conditions.

However, he did not show up to that hearing, which prompted Judge Beck to issue the warrant.

Emily Pengelly wrote this article