The son of Virginia Democratic Rep. Jim Moran pleaded guilty Wednesday to simple assault after a drunken fight with his girlfriend this month outside a Columbia Heights bar put her in the hospital.

Patrick Moran, 23, avoided jail time and was sentenced to a year of probation after his girlfriend did not press charges. Moran must complete the District’s Domestic Violence Intervention Program.

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