U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves | U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves | U.S. Department of Justice
WASHINGTON – Christopher Sharp, 31, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced on August 16, 2024, to over five years in prison for one third-degree sexual abuse conviction and five misdemeanor sexual abuse convictions against six different victims. The sentencing was announced by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Chief Pamela Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
Superior Court Judge Robert Okun sentenced Sharp to 48 months of incarceration for the third-degree sexual abuse count and 90 days of incarceration for each of the misdemeanor sexual abuse counts, to run consecutively. In addition, Judge Okun ordered five years of supervised release with special conditions and required Sharp to pay a fee to the Victim’s Compensation Fund. Sharp will also have to register as a sex offender for ten years.
Sharp pleaded guilty to these charges on April 19, 2024. According to the factual proffer to which he pled guilty and other court documents, at three separate times on the morning of August 13, 2023, Sharp approached three women who were walking on sidewalks in various parts of Northwest Washington, D.C. As he passed each woman, he grabbed their breasts or buttocks.
Two days later, on August 15, 2023, Sharp left George Washington University Hospital. Upon leaving the building, he saw a woman standing near the exit and smacked her buttock. He then walked away towards Washington Circle. Five minutes later, he encountered another woman walking in the 2100 block of K Street Northwest. As they passed each other, Sharp grabbed her buttock. Shortly thereafter, near the intersection of 19th Street Northwest and Eye Street Northwest, Sharp approached another woman from behind, touched her vagina, lifted her into the air and attempted a further assault until bystanders intervened.
In announcing the sentence, U.S. Attorney Graves and Chief Smith commended those who investigated the case from MPD's Sexual Assault Unit and acknowledged efforts from Assistant U.S. Attorneys Raha Mokhtari and Kristin Sourbeer.
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