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Patrick Moran

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Letter to the Editor: Patrick Moran, Congressman's Son, Responds to Assault Charge

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Patrick Moran, son of Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Moran, this week pleaded guilty to a simple assault charge stemming from what law enforcement categorized as a domestic violence incident on Dec. 1. The victim — Moran's girlfriend of six months, Kelly Hofmann — subsequently issued a statement saying the incident had been blown out of proportion. A source familiar with the case told Patch this week that Hofmann testified on Moran's behalf in court. [Read the original story: Patrick Moran, Congressman's Son, Pleads Guilty in Domestic Violence Case] Patch has verified the letter's authenticity and is presenting it in its entirety. ~ Hi Jason, For the record, I would like to make clear, as I did in court on this past Wednesday; I take strong …

Elizabeth Fogel

8:49 am on Sunday, December 16, 2012

Typical of an abused woman...things were 'blown out of proportion'...I am sure that Mr. Moran's father's status had NOTHING to do with her backing down. I hope this woman gets the help she needs. Once an abuser, always an abuser.   more ›

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Virginia Congressman's Son Pleads Guilty in Domestic Violence Case

Patrick Moran's girlfriend releases statement calling police report 'inaccurate,' saying that she fell.

Patrick Moran, the son of longtime Democratic congressman Jim Moran, pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to simple assault stemming from a domestic violence incident earlier this month in Columbia Heights. On Dec. 1, Moran and his girlfriend of six months, Kelly Hofmann, were arguing inside The Getaway in the Columbia Heights neighborhood over Moran talking to another woman, according to a police report supplied to Patch by the District of Columbia court system. At 1:23 a.m. Dec. 1, officers saw the two arguing outside the club, in the 3400 block of 14th Street NW. Moran grabbed the woman by the back of her head and slammed it into a metal trashcan cage, the police report states. Hofmann, in a statement obtained by Patch, said the police …

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