Overview
- Ogg appeared Tuesday in the 232nd District Court, but the proceeding did not go forward and no new date was set.
- Her attorney, Mitch Little, said both sides will brief free‑speech issues and raised whether Judge Josh Hill should be recused before any contempt determination.
- Prosecutors and defense counsel for the accused sought court enforcement of gag restrictions, and the judge declined an immediate admonishment while noting any contempt finding could be appealed.
- The alleged violations include Ogg’s December 2024 statement on Fox & Friends that she would seek the death penalty and her disclosure of an accusation that Franklin Peña sexually assaulted a U.S. traveler in Costa Rica.
- A standing order from September 2024 was tightened on June 18, 2025 after Ogg’s media interviews, and a contempt finding could carry penalties such as a fine or jail time.