Jesse Matthew Trial: No Cameras in Courtroom in Fairfax

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Cameras will not be allowed in the courtroom for the trial of Jesse Matthew, accused of an attempted murder and assault of a Fairfax woman in 2005, according to media reports, including NBC Washington.

Matthew is also the subject in the murder of Hannah Graham, an Alexandria area college student found dead last fall and last seen alive with Matthew in downtown Charlottesville.

In Fairfax, Matthew, 32, is charged with attempted capital murder, rape and sexual assault in connection with a 2005 attack of a 26-year-old Fairfax woman.

Both prosecutors and the defense opposed the request for cameras, according to an Associated Press report. The Judge ruled that cameras would jeopardize a right to a fair trial and the victim’s privacy, according to CBS6.

Authorities arrested Matthew in September and charged him for allegedly abducting 18-year-old Hannah Graham, whose remains were located near Charlottesville in October. Authorities linked DNA evidence from the case to the 2005 assault in Fairfax as well as the 2009 disappearance and death of 20-year-old Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington.

More:

• DNA in Fairfax Assault Linked to Jesse Matthew: Report
• Jesse Matthew Pleads Not Guilty to 2005 Fairfax Rape Charges
• Can a Family Member’s DNA Solve a Fairfax Rape and Morgan Harrington’s Murder?

Also read:

• VIDEO: Charlottesville, Albemarle Police Discuss Discovery of Human Remains
• Remains Found in Hannah Graham Investigation
• Hannah Graham’s Parents Release Statement
• VIDEO: Parents of Missing UVA Student Hannah Graham: ‘Help Us End This Nightmare’
• State Police Link Jesse Matthew to 2009 College Student Murder
• Suspect in Hannah Graham Disappearance Won’t Fight Extradition from Texas
• Police Charge Jesse Matthew with ‘Abduction, Attempt to Defile’ in Hannah Graham Case
• Police Issue Wanted Poster for ‘Person of Interest’ in Missing College Student Case
• Missing College Student’s Parents: ‘This Is Every Parent’s Worst Nightmare’
• Charlottesville Police Reveal Name of ‘Person of Interest’ to Media in Hannah Graham Case, No Charges Filed
• Police: Missing College Student Hannah Graham Left Bar with ‘Person of Interest’
• Police Execute Search Warrants in Connection with Missing UVA Student Hannah Graham
• UVA Holds ‘Bring Hannah Back’ Candlelight Vigil
• Charlottesville Police Offer Description of ‘Person of Interest’ in College Student Disappearance
• Security Video Shows Missing UVA College Student Hannah Graham
• New Videos Provide Clues to College Student’s Disappearance
• Family of Missing College Student, Hannah Graham, Issues Statement
• Missing College Student’s Last Text: ‘I’m Lost, Come Find Me’
• Police: West Potomac High School Grad Reported Missing at UVA