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By
Alisha Budhwani [former]
- February 18, 2022
Court
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Domestic Violence
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Sex Abuse
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A month after a defendant was charged with child sex abuse, parties scheduled a preliminary hearing to determine if his case has enough evidence to go to trial.
The 49-year-old defendant was arrested and charged with first-degree child sex abuse more than 15 years after the alleged incident. He is accused of engaging in sexual acts with a girl who was 15-years-old at the time between September 2005 and June 2006.
The defendant was released after his arrest and a Pretrial Services Agency officer told the court during a Feb. 7 hearing that he has been fully compliant with his release conditions. The prosecution noted that they had recently sent over evidence and a plea offer to the defendant’s former lawyer. They are now working to get all of the information to his current attorney, Joseph Wright.
Given that this evidence is being exchanged, parties agreed to set a preliminary hearing date. Judge Maribeth Raffinan scheduled the proceedings to take place on April 19.