Overview

• District Judge Josh Hill issued the order on June 2 specifically extending a gag provision to Kim Ogg, citing concerns that her media statements could prejudice the capital murder trial.
• Ogg disclosed on Fox26 that Franklin Peña faced an earlier alleged sexual assault in Costa Rica, a revelation prosecutors say violated professional conduct rules.
• The Harris County DA’s office lodged a formal grievance against Ogg and is seeking to appoint special counsel to investigate her public comments.
• Defense lawyers for Peña and Johan Jose Martinez-Rangel have asked the court to hold Ogg in contempt and to block any further unauthorized case disclosures.
• Peña and Martinez-Rangel, Venezuelan nationals held on immigration detainers, are charged with raping and strangling 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray and face a potential death sentence.