At the request of a federal prosecutor and the attorney representing D.C. gay gym owner Michael Everts, who was arrested Nov.
29, 2023, on a charge of distributing child pornography, a judge on Aug. 15 agreed for the third time to give Everts more time to decide whether to accept an offer by prosecutors to plead guilty to a lower charge.
U.S. District Court Judge Tanya S. Chutkan scheduled a status hearing for the case on Oct. 23, when Everts is expected to disclose whether he will accept the plea offer or go on trial.
Everts has been held in jail since the time of his arrest. He pleaded not guilty to the charge at an April 4 arraignment hearing.