WASHINGTON – An inmate has been accused of sexually assaulting a fellow prisoner in a court cell while both were waiting to be taken back to jail.
Citing documents, The Washington Post (http://wapo.st/2fWiVZ1) reports that 36-year-old Jerome M. Holliway is charged with first-degree sexual abuse after the assault was captured Friday on security cameras at D.C. Superior Court.
Holliway and the victim had both appeared before a judge on separate charges and were inside the cell when a witness told officers Holliway choked and punched his cellmate before sexually assaulting him. The Associated Press does not identify sexual-assault victims.
U.S. Marshals Service spokesman David Neumann says the agency is conducting an internal review. District police are also investigating.
The Post said no one returned a call seeking comment from the D.C. Public Defender Service, which represents Holliway.
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Information from: The Washington Post, http://www.washingtonpost.com
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