Judge Releases Domestic Violence Defendant Under Supervision Program

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On Oct. 18, defense attorney Carrie Weletz asked DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun for more time to discuss a plea offer with her client.

The 36-year-old DC man charged with first-degree sexual abuse waived his rights to a preliminary hearing to consider the prosecution’s plea offer.

If the defendant pleaded guilty, he would be charged with third-degree sex abuse with consideration to excuse his charge of simple assault in an ongoing misdemeanor case.

Weletz asked for the defendant to be released with weekly check-ins under the high-intensity supervision program (HISP).

Judge Okun granted the defendant’s release under HISP, placed a stay-away order from the victim, and notified the defendant that he has a curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. due to the defendant being a construction worker.

The next hearing is scheduled for Dec. 5.

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