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 misdemeanour sexual abuse convictions against six different victims.
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 consecutive to each other.
In addition, Judge Okun ordered five years of supervised release with special conditions and ordered Sharp to pay a fee to the Victim’s Compensation Fund. Sharp will also have to register as a sex offender for 10 years.
Sharp pleaded guilty to these charges on April 19, 2024. According to the factual proffer to which he pleaded guilty and other court documents, at three separate times on the morning of August 13, 2023, Sharp approached three women walking on sidewalks in various parts of Northwest Washington, D.C. As he passed each of the women, he grabbed their breasts or buttocks.
Two days later, on August 15, 2023, Sharp left the George Washington University Hospital. Upon leaving the building, he saw a woman standing near the exit. Sharp smacked the woman’s buttock. Sharp then walked away in the direction of Washington Circle. Five minutes later, he encountered another woman walking in the 2100 block of K Street, Northwest.
As Sharp and the woman passed each other, Sharp grabbed her buttock. A short time later, Sharp encountered yet another woman near the intersection of 19th Street, Northwest and Eye Street, Northwest. He approached her from behind, touched her vagina, and lifted her into the air. Sharp then walked several feet forward before sitting down on the sidewalk with the woman still in his grasp.
Once on the ground, Sharp pinned the woman to the ground, pulled up her dress, and attempted to sexually assault her. His efforts were thwarted when bystanders intervened, forcing Sharp to release the woman. All six of the victims were total strangers to the defendant.
