WASHINGTON — The mother of a sex abuse victim says her son hopes his attacker gets what he deserves.
The comments came during a victim impact statement as sentencing proceedings got underway against 40-year-old Joey Poindexter, of Gaithersburg, Maryland.
In two separate cases, Poindexter was convicted of sexually abusing a total of five college aged men. He frequented bars and beer pong events to meet his victims and would assault them after they had passed out from drinking.
One of those victims contacted police, which led to the discovery of video recordings of attacks on four unconscious young men in Poindexter’s home.
During her statement, the victim’s mother said of her son, “He’s isolated himself. He’s embarrassed.” She also said she is “concerned he may be suicidal.”
She described how Poindexter would drive for hours to see her son, and abused his role as a perceived mentor to the much younger men. At one point she turned to address Poindexter directly, and Poindexter briefly stared back at her.
Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Richard Jordan called her son’s participation in the case against Poindexter “an act of bravery” and a “gift to the community” and urged her to help him seek counseling.
The second part of the sentencing – the actual handing down of what will likely be a significant sentence– was rescheduled for April 15 after the defense argued for a delay.
“Guidelines are about a hundred years behind bars, and we’re asking for 200 years in prison, which is the maximum. This is a predator that needs to be put away,” said Ramón Korionoff, with the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office. He says investigators continue to work to identify other victims seen on video seized from Poindexter’s home, and he urged possible victims to contact police.
“We believe that Mr. Poindexter had been in many beer pong tournaments or other environments where he may have come in contact with young men, and we urge them to come forward,” Korionoff said.
