Lawyer accused of threatening rape victim with deportation
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A Maryland defence lawyer and a man acting as his interpreter have been charged with trying to intimidate a rape victim, by raising the possibility of deportation if she testified against their client.
Attorney Christos Vasiliades was arrested when he showed up Tuesday at the Baltimore courthouse for the scheduled start of the rape trial.
A Baltimore grand jury indicted Vasiliades and interpreter Edgar Rodriguez on charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice and intimidate a victim and a witness.
Vasiliades and Rodriguez also allegedly told the woman and her husband that their client could get them $3,000 if the case got “thrown out” because they didn’t show up.