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By
Dylan Berman [former]
- July 20, 2022
Court
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Daily Stories
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Sex Abuse
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Sexual Assault
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Suspects
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A child sex abuse defendant rejected a plea deal during a July 20 hearing.
The defendant was indicted on 17 counts, including first-degree child sex abuse where the defendant was under the age of 12 and second-degree child sex abuse where the victim was under the age of 12. All of the counts included language of the sex offenses being committed against two or more victims. According to court documents, the sexual abuse was allegedly done to multiple children, who attended a home-run daycare program, beginning in 2004.
The 62-year-old defendant was arrested on March 8 on the 2400 block of 17th Street, NW.
On behalf of their client, defense counsel rejected a plea deal, which included pleading guilty to first-degree child sex abuse, second-degree child sex abuse, attempted child sex abuse, and misdemeanor child sex abuse.
According to the prosecution, the plea deal would have dropped 13 of the 17 charges.
The defendant is represented by defense attorneys Jason Tulley and Hannah Claudio.
DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan scheduled a status hearing for Feb. 24, 2023.