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A child-abusing man who preyed on a child for more than a year will spend decades behind bars after he admitted to his role in a chilling conspiracy to document the molestation of a girl along with her mother in Cecil County, federal authorities announced.
Elkton resident Lawrence Aquilla Colby, IV - also known as “Buddy” - has been sentenced to 50 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to federal charges in connection to his participation in a scheme to sexually abuse a child from the time she was approximately 4 months to 2 years old.
Prosecutors say that Colby admitted that he and Summer McCrosky, 25, also of Elkton, sexually abused the child through at least October 2021, when the girl was 2 years old.
She was sentenced to 80 years in prison in May for her role in the conspiracy.
The abuse included oral, vaginal, and anal penetration, as well as bondage, McCroskey previously said, adding that both she and (Colby), participated in the abuse, according to the Department of Justice.
Officials said that both Colby and McCroskey participated in the abuse, and added that Colby also received files documenting the sexual abuse of a child, which were sent by McCroskey.
Colby, 34, was initially charged with:
- Conspiracy to sexually exploit a child;
- Five counts of sexual exploitation of a child;
- Three counts of receipt of child pornography.
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