Lawyers for the man charged with killing University of Virginia student Hannah Graham want a judge to ban reporters from a pretrial hearing in a separate case.
A victim in a 2005 sexual assault is expected to testify at a pretrial hearing Thursday in Fairfax.
Thirty-three-year-old Jesse Matthew is charged in the Fairfax attack, and in a separate case with Graham's death.
Thursday's hearing is to determine whether the victim can reliably identify Matthew as her attacker. Matthew's lawyers believe her recollection of the decade-old attack has been corrupted by pretrial publicity that has frequently shown Matthew's mugshot.
In a motion filed this week, Matthew's lawyers requested to ban reporters from Thursday's hearing, saying press coverage just days before his scheduled jury trial will taint the jury pool.
Jesse Matthew Lawyers Seek to Ban Media at Pretrial Hearing
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