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Bryant Phillips, 53, was found guilty by a jury earlier this year to multiple criminal charges after terrorizing a former lover over the course of several harrowing days more than two years ago.
On Friday, Aug. 9, officials say he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of release, plus 30 additional years, followed by a lifetime of supervised release/probation.
He will also have to register as a sex offender for life.
According to court documents, between June 5, 2022 and June 8, 2022, Phillips held his intimate partner hostage at his apartment in Northeast Washington DC. While there he physically and sexually assaulted her multiple times causing "extensive injuries."
Phillips was convicted following a four-day trial in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia on March 28 of two counts of first-degree sexual abuse, kidnapping, and multiple assault counts.
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