Jury Finds Man Guilty of First-Degree Sexual Abuse

WASHINGTON - Ovideo Flores-Lemus was convicted of two counts of first-degree sexual abuse, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.

The verdict, which took place today, was returned by the jury after a multi-day trial in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. The Honorable Danya Dayson scheduled sentencing for November 14, 2025.

According to the evidence and testimony presented at trial, between 2020 and 2021 the defendant, who was the victim's supervisor at the commercial custodial company they both worked for, cornered the victim in the bathroom during her cleaning shift and forcibly raped her on three separate occasions. The jury convicted Flores-Lemus for two of those encounters.

Flores-Lemus faces a maximum statutory sentence of thirty years for each first-degree sexual abuse count. The defendant would be required to register as a sex offender for the remainder of his life when released.

Joining in the announcement was Chief Pamela Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department.

This case was investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys LaVater Massie-Banks and Sarah Folse.