No bond for suspect in Opera club assault

A Fulton County judge denied bond Thursday to a man accused in two sexual assaults, including one inside a popular Midtown nightclub.

Dominique Williams, 34, faces an aggravated sodomy charge in an alleged sexual assault against Jasmine Eiland inside Opera nightclub.

In that case, authorities said Williams sexually assaulted Eiland on the dance floor before taking her to an outside patio area and attack- ing her again. Eiland inad- vertently streamed video of the attack on Facebook Live.

He also faces a rape charge after an Atlanta police offi- cer testified this week that Williams sexually assaulted another woman at his South Fulton home in September.

On Thursday, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Rachel Krause heard arguments from prosecutors and Williams’ attorney and decided he was “a signif- icant risk to the community.”

Williams’ attorney, Shequel Ross, argued Atlanta police had not conducted a full investigation into the Mid- town sexual assault or spoken to any witnesses of the alleged crime. Ross said Williams, an Army veteran, was a father of two who works for a security company and doesn’t pose a threat.

“This is a guy who protects his country and his community,” Ross said.

But prosecutors alleged Williams is a threat.

A Fulton County grand jury is scheduled to consider the charges against Williams on April 29, online court records indicate.

The order came as a relief to Sabrina Peterson, who organized a support rally outside Opera after footage of Eiland’s sexual assault was circulated online.

“I pray that she gets the jus- tice she deserves,” Peterson told a group of reporters outside the courtroom.

Earlier this week, Eiland filed a lawsuit against Opera nightclub alleging security was inadequate the night she was sexually assaulted.

The nightclub’s attorney, Bryan Knight, said the venue is cooperating with the investigation. “The safety of all our guests is our main priority and we have always upheld the highest standard of secu- rity each night.