District Man Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison For Sexually Assaulting Woman Near Northwest Washington Park

            WASHINGTON - Glen Green, 24, also known as Glenvert Green, of Washington D.C., was sentenced today to 19 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman who had just finished jogging at a Northwest Washington park, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Vincent H. Cohen, Jr.

            Green pled guilty in June 2015, in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, to a charge of first-degree sexual abuse. The plea, which was contingent upon the Court’s approval, called for a 19-year prison sentence. The Honorable Rhonda Reid Winston accepted the plea today and sentenced Green accordingly. Following his prison term, Green will be placed on lifetime supervised release. He also must register as a sex offender for the remainder of his life.

            According to the government’s evidence, the attack occurred just before 7 a.m. on April 21, 2015. That morning, the victim was jogging in Meridian Hill Park. When she finished, she began walking back home.  She was wearing headphones and did not notice the defendant, who began following her from behind on foot.  Green got steadily closer to the victim as she got closer to her home.  As the victim turned into an alleyway near 14^th and Chapin Streets NW, Green grabbed her from behind and began dragging her behind a dumpster.

            The victim struggled to free herself, demanding repeatedly that the defendant let her go.  Green, who is much larger than the victim, told her not to make this more difficult than it had to be. Then, as the victim continued to struggle, he punched her in the face.  Green dragged the victim behind a dumpster in the alleyway, forced her to remove her pants and underwear, and sexually assaulted her.  Afterwards, he demanded money from the victim.  She handed over her iPod and the defendant fled the area, warning the victim not to move until he had left.

            The victim returned home and called 911.  After police responded, she was transported to Washington Hospital Center, where medical care providers documented numerous injuries on her body.

            Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Sexual Assault Unit responded to the scene and immediately commenced an investigation. They canvassed the area and located witnesses who were nearby when the assault occurred and provided a description of the assailant.  Moreover, they quickly identified and recovered surveillance video capturing Green fleeing the area.  Portions of that video were disseminated to the public through news outlets and other media requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect.

            Soon thereafter, the police began receiving calls identifying the defendant as the individual seen fleeing in the surveillance video.  Green was located and arrested on the evening of April 22, 2015, one day after the sexual assault occurred.

            In announcing the sentence, Acting U.S. Attorney Cohen commended the work performed by detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Sexual Assault Unit.  He also acknowledged the work of the Forensic Services Division of the U.S. Secret Service, which assisted in processing the surveillance video.  In addition, he recognized the efforts of those who worked on the case from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, including Victim/Witness Advocate Veronica Vaughan, Paralegal Specialist D’Yvonne Key, Criminal Investigator John Marsh, and Michael Ambrosino, Special Counsel for DNA and Forensic Evidence Litigation. Finally, he commended the work of Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Park, who prosecuted the case.