Blog: Sex Crimes
- Accused Child Sex Abuser’s Reputation for Good Dealings with Students Not Relevant, court says
Aug 9, 2019
In a Maryland child sex abuse case, the accused’s reputation for appropriate interactions with children under their care is not a pertinent character trait, Maryland’s Court of Special Appeals has recently ruled. A man who was a long-time teacher at Cloverly Elementary, a public school in Montgomery County, Maryland, was convicted in 2016 of one count of child abuse, three counts of sex abuse of a minor and five counts of sex offense in...Read More - Maryland Bill to Lift Limits on Childhood Sexual Abuse Defeated
Apr 19, 2019
A last-minute maneuver by Maryland’s House of Representatives to save a bill that would have extended the statute of limitations for filing civil claims related to sexual abuse was defeated this month. In its first form, the measure would have allowed victims of child sexual abuse to file a civil lawsuit at anytime. In addition, the bill also provided a “two-year lookback” window that would have allowed Maryland sex abuse victims until October 2021...Read More - Man Who Failed to Register as a Sex Offender Faces Jail Time and Fines
Feb 8, 2019
A man in a nearby state admitted in court that he failed to register as a sex offender. He pleaded guilty to one count of failure to register from May to September of last year. He faces up to 10 years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000, according to the newspaper that reported the incident. It’s apparent from the above example that failing to register as a sex offender is a serious...Read More - Maryland Sex Crimes: Nuns
Jan 17, 2019
It’s tragic when a revered, global religious institution fails to protect those who come to it seeking spiritual aid and comfort. Yet, while the Catholic Church is facing widespread allegations of sexual abuse by priests, One woman said she was 15 years old when she reported alleged abuse by her uncle, a priest, to a sister at a convent in New Jersey. The woman said the priest started sexually abusing her when she was...Read More - New Law Makes It Illegal for Maryland Police Officers to Have Sex with People in Custody
Nov 21, 2018
A Prince George’s County police officer is facing rape and sexual assault charges after allegations surfaced that he ordered a woman in a car that he had pulled over for a traffic stop late one night to drive behind a nearby store for sexual purposes, the Baltimore Sun has reported. The officer was on duty in uniform and driving a police car. He left the scene after a woman who had been called by...Read More - What is the Age of Consent in Maryland?
Mar 28, 2018
When a former Alabama judge and would-be politician recently made a run for a seat in Congress, several women came forward with tales of being approached romantically by the man when they were teenagers. Among other conversations prompted by revelations of the women – most of whom said they were teenagers when they had been approached by the man at places including a nearby shopping mall — the nation was engaged in questions about the...Read More - Maryland Sex Crimes – Rape Accusations
Mar 7, 2018
When basketball star Kobe Bryant recently received an Oscar for a short, animated film, the award brought up memories of the 2003 accusations of rape and sexual assault brought against him by a Colorado hotel employee. Maryland takes sex crimes seriously, one of the worst sex crimes of which to be accused is rape. Rape is characterized as a violent offense in the same category as murder, robbery, carjacking and kidnapping. Rape involves non-consensual...Read More - US Supreme Court Strikes Down State Law that Restricted Sex Offender Access to Social Media
Jul 17, 2017
In one of the first cases to be taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court addressing the First Amendment and the Internet, the nation’s top court recently reversed a state law that prohibited sex offenders from using social media such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc. Forbidding access to social media prevents the user from engaging in the legitimate exercise of First Amendment rights, the court said. “Even convicted criminals—and in some instances especially...Read More