Virginia locker room suspect scolds judge for not using preferred pronouns, and judge apologizes
ARLINGTON, Virginia — A registered sex offender arrested after entering a female locker room in northern Virginia scolded the judge presiding over the case on Thursday for not using preferred pronouns.
Richard Cox appeared before Judge Daniel Lopez in Virginia's 17th Judicial Circuit Court to decide a trial date, but the hearing was derailed over whether Cox would accept defense Michael Cash's counsel and how Cox wished to be addressed in the courtroom.
Cox argued at length with the judge about a motion for self-representation, which Lopez overruled, saying Cash would be Cox's representation.
Cox continued to push back, saying they had not spoken in a couple of days and felt that the Oct. 6 hearing had proceeded without their presence, which is why Cox saw a need to be self-represented. The Monday hearing, under Judge Judith L. Wheat, was to decide whether all the charges would be tried under one judge. It was decided in Thursday's hearing that all the charges will be under Lopez.
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