A man convicted in federal court in a kidnapping-for-ransom case in the Bay Area will now have the chance to question his victims.

Six new counts are now headed for the courtroom

Matthew Muller has a new booking photo from the Solano County Jail.

After pleading guilty to kidnapping in federal court, the Solano County DA is now charging him with six new counts, including kidnap for ransom, rape, and false imprisonment.

It was all part of the break-in and attack on Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn in his Vallejo home in 2015.

Inside a Solano courthouse, Muller-granted the right to act as his own attorney, and possibly forced to wear shackles in the courtroom, will have the opportunity to question Huskins and Quinn about the heinous crime he is already convicted of committing against them.

“This is pretty freakish stuff,” Quinn’s attorney Dan Russo said. 

Russo believes Muller, the Harvard-educated one-time lawyer, is relishing the opportunity.

“This is his golden opportunity to inflict more injury on people but to also draw attention to himself,” Russo said.

As his own attorney, Muller will also be granted access to prosecutor’s evidence, including two videos he allegedly recorded showing Huskins rapes.

Russo says Huskins and Quinn are prepared for the showdown in court.

But it will not be easy.

“I think it’s going to be a terrible experience for them,” Russo said. “How can it not be a terrible experience for them?”

Muller is already serving a 40-year sentence in federal court.

If convicted on the new charges against him, he could be sentenced to life.

The timing of the case couldn’t come at a more stressful for Huskins and Quinn.

This preliminary hearing court date is set for Tuesday.

Their wedding is the following Saturday.

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