Mount Pleasant man pleads guilty to 8 criminal charges related to sex offenses against children

 

Mount Pleasant man pleads guilty to 8 criminal charges related to sex offenses against children

The guilty pleas come after months of reporting by WUSA9 about whether the District’s justice system failed neighbors

WASHINGTON — A sexual predator who has terrorized a D.C. community for years pled guilty Monday afternoon to eight criminal charges after a WUSA9 Investigation.

The guilty pleas come after months of reporting by WUSA9 about whether the District’s justice system failed neighbors, including young children.

In DC Superior Court, 54-year-old Derrick Jones pleaded guilty to two counts of misdemeanor sexual abuse with aggravated circumstances; three counts of lewd or indecent acts; two counts of attempted threats and one count of threats.

The charges stem from two different criminal cases brought against Jones by DC Police in the spring of 2023 for repeatedly exposing himself and committing sex acts in public, often in front of young children, in his Mount Pleasant neighborhood.