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Matthew's Fairfax County trial set

New court date arranged for June 8

Jesse Matthew’s trial date for a 2005 sexual assault in Fairfax County was moved to June 8, following a hearing on Feb. 13. Matthew is facing charges for attempted murder, abduction and sexual assault of a woman walking home from a grocery store.

The trial was originally set to begin in Fairfax County Circuit Court on March 9, but Matthew’s defense attorney requested a delay to review all of the documents of the prosecution.

In a separate case, Matthew was also recently charged with the first-degree murder of and abduction with intent to defile second-year College student Hannah Graham. He is currently being held in Fairfax County, but will appear in court in Albemarle County on Feb. 18 via live video feed.

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