Last week, a King County judge ordered that the trial of a Northeast Tacoma man accused of kidnapping and raping a prostitute last month be moved to Pierce County Superior Court.

Now, King County prosecutors have filed a motion for the decision to be reviewed by the state Court of Appeals. The motion was filed today. Meanwhile, a hearing in the case was scheduled for this morning to discuss next steps.

King County prosecutors initially charged John Joseph Hauff Jr., 66,with first-degree rape, first-degree kidnapping and second-degree assault after a Seattle police investigation.

He’s accused of taking a 24-year-old woman …

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King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg will hold a news conference this morning regarding recent developments in the Green River homicide investigation.

The news conference is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. in the Prosecutor’s Office.

News from the press conference will be posted as it becomes available.

UPDATE: The Prosecutor’s Office announced that Gary Ridgway will be charged with another murder