United States v. Smith

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. Criminal Action No. 19-324 (BAH) JOSEPH SMITH, Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Defendant Joseph Smith is charged in a 19-count indictment with child sexual abuse, production and possession of child pornography, and enticing a minor, based on allegations that, between May 2016 and April 2017, he sexually abused his stepdaughter, referred to in this case by her initials “A.S.” See generally Indictment, ECF No. 13. This case has been pending for over two years, with the trial now…