Two teenagers who officials say attacked a former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffer were sentenced to probation after pleading guilty in a D.C. courtroom on Tuesday.
The two teens charged with assaulting a former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffer were sentenced to probation this week.
Edward Coristine was assaulted on Aug. 3 in Washington, D.C.’s Logan Circle neighborhood around 3 a.m. A boy and girl who were both 15 years old were charged in relation to the alleged assault and pleaded guilty in juvenile court, according to WUSA.
A judge sentenced the boy to 12 months of probation on Tuesday and the girl was sentenced to nine months’ probation. The boy pleaded guilty to felony assault, simple assault, robbery and attempted robbery related to the incident, while the girl pleaded guilty to simple assault.
In explaining the decision, the judge said the juvenile court’s purpose isn’t to punish, but rather to rehabilitate. The judge said she hopes the teens will use the probationary period as a learning experience.
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According to the report, a victim of the attack was in court when the teens were sentenced, telling the suspects,