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Friday, May 31, 2019

Outside Expert Sought To Evaluate School Bus Driver Charged with Sexual Assault

The lawyer defending a former Montgomery County school bus driver accused of sexually abusing four students is rejecting the state’s finding that his client is competent to stand trial.
Etienne Kabongo, 62, of Gaithersburg, is charged with one count each of sexual abuse of a minor, second-degree rape and third-degree sexual-offense stemming from a July 2018 incident involving a 12-year-old girl.
Further investigation uncovered three other alleged assaults against students.
Defense attorney Jim Shalleck requested a state psychiatric evaluation of Kabongo in January and said he planned to pursue an insanity defense.

The state Department of Health found Kabongo competent to stand trial in a May 10 report, but at a Thursday morning hearing, Shalleck disputed the findings and said he is searching for an outside expert to evaluate his client...
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 31, 2019 at 11:42 AM

    "Not sane enough to stand trial but sane enough to work for MCPS, apparently."
    Committing an insane act qualifies as a legal loophole?

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  2. AnonymousJune 2, 2019 at 9:18 AM

    The bigger question is:
    Who's evaluating the outside experts?

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