United States v. Naik

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : : v. : Criminal No. 19-CR-373 (TSC) : LOKESH NAIK, : : Defendant. : MEMORANDUM OPINION Defendant Lokesh Naik is an Indian national who works on a U.S. military operating base in Afghanistan. Naik is charged in an indictment with two counts of aggravated sexual abuse in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2241(a) and one count of abusive sexual contact in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2244(a)(1). (ECF No. 1 (“Indictment”)). 1 Naik moves to dismiss the indictment, arguing that because he is a foreign national, prosecuting him…