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D.C. Witness Staff
- March 11, 2021
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A DC Superior Court judge scheduled another hearing for a sex abuse defendant to give him time to resolve a pending parole matter in a different case.
The 46 year-old defendant is charged with third-degree sex abuse for allegedly sexually assaulting a medical staff member who was caring for him on July 8, 2020.
During the March 11 hearing, defense attorney Bernadette Armand said that her client was granted release on cash bond in this matter but had a parole hold in another matter. Armand said, because the defendant has been held in that matter for nine months, he should qualify for an earlier trial date.
Judge Juliet McKenna said the parole matter is not under the court’s authority and, because the defendant is released on bond in this criminal matter, his time served does not make him eligible to receive an earlier trial date.
The next hearing is scheduled for June 15.