A D.C. policeman was punished Friday to 2 years probation for sexually assaulting a customer who was obtaining therapeutic services from him in Northwest D.C. in 2019.
Pearce After That, of Adelphi, Maryland, beg guilty in June to one cost of tried first-degree sexual abuse of a patient or customer (throughout the course of therapy) with credit history for time offered, prosecutors said.
The sentence consists of 6 months of arrest and three years of monitored release, all of which were suspended.
Also, as part of his appeal agreement and sentencing, After that will sign up as a sex transgressor in the Area. He must additionally comply with the court’s intervention plan following his sentencing.
That strategy needs Then to pay all penalties, $100 in accordance with the Sufferers of Violent Crime Act and court prices as ordered.
It also required him to acquire and keep employment, refrain from chemical abuse and get numerous mental wellness assessments and therapies for drug abuse, sex offenses and “inefficient core ideas, in addition to present cognitions that promote maladaptive habits and feelings,” district attorneys claimed.
According to the plea deal, the final fee of attempted first-degree sexual abuse lugged a potential five-year optimum sentence, approximately $12,500 in penalties and up to ten years of supervised launch. In lieu of a maximum sentence, the federal government agreed to a probation-only sentence.
Then was charged with sexually assaulting the customer getting restorative therapy from him in June 2019, in the 3600 block of 16th Road in Northwest D.C. Authorities claimed After that was not on duty during the time of the abuse and he and the target knew one other.
After that initially begged not guilty to 4 costs– 2 counts of sexual abuse of a person or client during the training course of treatment, one matter of misdemeanor sexual abuse and one count of inexperienced second-degree sexual assault– in February 2022.
“The Metropolitan Cops Division does not excuse any criminal or unethical conduct by an employee. Officer After that’s actions are a shame to everyone who puts on a badge,” then-D.C. authorities Principal Peter Newsham stated.
D.C. cops put Then, who was appointed to the 4th Area, in a setting without contact with the general public while the case and examination were underway. At that time, Then had his police powers revoked.
A D.C. authorities spokesperson informed WTOP on Saturday that Then continues to be on uncertain suspension without pay. He’s been with the department because 2012.
