Two More Felony Charges Levied Against Shoshi

The grand jury that indicted Valon Shoshi last week in an assault earlier this month on his former girlfriend raised the legal stakes for him significantly by adding two new felony charges to the two he was already facing. The added charge of aggravated sexual abuse is classified as a violent crime, and carries a mandatory sentence of three and a half to 15 years in state prison.

Mr. Shoshi is also charged with criminal contempt of court involving violence, aggravated contempt of an order of protection, and forcible sexual abuse, felonies, and two misdemeanors, forcible sexual touching and assault.

He has been held without bail until he can be arraigned. His scheduled arraignment on Monday has been put off until Friday, July 7, to allow him to hire a new lawyer.