Steven B. Fabrizio, Blackmail and Third-Degree Sexual Abuse, District of Columbia 2019

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Local Man Blackmails, Sexually Abuses Woman

A disturbing case of blackmail and sexual abuse has come to light in Washington D.C. Steven B. Fabrizio, 57, a resident of Chevy Chase, Maryland, has pleaded guilty to one count each of blackmail and third-degree sexual abuse.

According to the government’s evidence, Fabrizio met the victim on August 19, 2019, after corresponding via a dating website and text. They had consensual sex, and Fabrizio gave her $400 in cash, as agreed upon beforehand.

The next day, Fabrizio sought to set up another meeting, but the woman declined. At that point, Fabrizio sent the first in a series of texts to her, warning that the woman’s employer, parents, and landlord would be told about their sex-for-cash arrangement unless it continued. Similar texts followed, and the woman agreed to see him.

During that second encounter, on August 20, 2019, Fabrizio sexually abused her. He later persisted with the texts, and the woman contacted the Metropolitan Police Department. He was arrested on August 21, 2019.

Fabrizio faces a statutory maximum of five years in prison on the blackmail charge and up to 10 years on the sexual abuse charge. Additionally, he will be required to register as a sex offender for 10 years. He is to be sentenced on October 29, 2021, by the Honorable Marisa Demeo in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

Acting U.S. Attorney Channing D. Phillips commended those who investigated the case from MPD’s Sexual Assault Unit. He also expressed appreciation for the work of those who handled the case for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, including former Victim Witness Specialist Juanita Harris, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter V. Taylor, who is prosecuting the matter.

This case serves as a reminder of the importance of protecting victims of sexual abuse and blackmail. It is essential that perpetrators like Fabrizio are held accountable for their crimes and face the full force of the law.