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Man Who Raped Elderly Woman At Montgomery County Hotel Gets 50 Years: State's Attorney Man Who Raped Elderly Woman At Montgomery County Hotel Gets 50 Years: State's Attorney
Man Who Raped Elderly Woman At Montgomery County Hotel Gets 50 Years: State's Attorney The man who forced his way into the hotel room of an elderly woman in Montgomery County and sexually assaulted her has been sentenced to decades in prison, the state's attorney's office announced. Rockville resident Arash Khosh, 46, was convicted of rape and other grisly offenses following an incident in May 2022 at the Hilton Garden Inn in the 14000 block of Shady Grove Road when he accosted a 70-year-old woman in her room. On Monday, a judge sentenced Khosh to life in prison with all but 50 years suspended and five years of supervised probation when he is released. According to pros…
Driver Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Minor On School Bus In Maryland: Sheriff Driver Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Minor On School Bus In Maryland: Sheriff
Driver Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Minor On School Bus In Maryland: Sheriff A school bus driver working for Frederick County Public Schools is facing charges for an alleged sexual assault involving a minor, the sheriff's office says. On Friday, Thurmont resident Robert Lookingbill, 71, has been arrested by the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Section following an investigation into an incident last month. Investigators say that on Thursday, March 28, Child Protective Services contacted the Frederick County Sheriff's Office about a complaint of a sexual assault involving a minor. It was alleged that Lookingbill, who was a school bu…
Canine, Drone, Help Apprehend Home Invading Sexual Assault Suspect In Harford County Canine, Drone, Help Apprehend Home Invading Sexual Assault Suspect In Harford County
Canine, Drone, Help Apprehend Home Invading Sexual Assault Suspect In Harford County Old school and new school came together to help well-trained members of the Harford County Sheriff's Office apprehended a wanted sexual assault suspect, according to officials. For the second time in a week, deputies were able to deploy drone technology - with an assist from a police K9 - to track down a man wanted for a home invasion and alleged sexual assault in Edgewood. It was the second time in a week that investigators were able to use the tech to apprehend a wanted criminal. Shortly before midnight on Saturday, April 13, deputies were called to investigate a home invasion and report…
Man Who Raped Elderly Woman At Montgomery County Hotel Faces Life In Prison: State's Attorney Man Who Raped Elderly Woman At Montgomery County Hotel Faces Life In Prison: State's Attorney
Man Who Raped Elderly Woman At Montgomery County Hotel Faces Life In Prison: State's Attorney The man who forced his way into the hotel room of an elderly woman in Montgomery County and sexually assaulted her may spend the rest of his life in prison, the state's attorney's office announced. Rockville resident Arash Khosh, 46, was convicted of rape and other grisly offenses following an incident in May 2022 at the Hilton Garden Inn in the 14000 block of Shady Grove Road when he accosted a 70-year-old woman in her room. According to prosecutors, Khosh and his victim were strangers at the time of the assault, and her husband was on the first floor of the hotel at the time, having …
Man Accused Of Targeting Transgender Person Through Dating App In Maryland: Police Man Accused Of Targeting Transgender Person Through Dating App In Maryland: Police
Man Accused Of Targeting Transgender Person Through Dating App In Maryland: Police A 22-year-old man has been accused of sexually assaulting a transgender person he targeted using a dating app in Maryland. Jalen Green was charged with first-degree rape, first-degree assault, armed robbery, weapons offenses, and other related charges, Baltimore County Police said Thursday, Feb. 15. Green used a dating app to target a member of the transgender community ahead of the assault, which police say occurred near the 3000 block of Putty Hill Avenue around 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11. He was being held without bond at the Baltimore County Detention Center. The Baltimore County Polic…
Man Convicted Of Raping Woman Doing Laundry After She Denied Him In Bel Air: Officials Man Convicted Of Raping Woman Doing Laundry After She Denied Him In Bel Air: Officials
Man Convicted Of Raping Woman Doing Laundry After She Denied Him In Bel Air: Officials A 33-year-old Harford County man has been convicted of raping a young woman close to his family after she rebuffed his advances, authorities announced. Jose Wilfred Orellana-Cedillos is facing decades in prison after being found guilty at trial for terrorizing a 23-year-old woman after he asked her for a kiss and she said no, officials say. According to the Harford County State's Attorney's Office, at trial, the woman testified that after she turned him down, Orellana-Cedillos continued to pursue her, groping her, digitally penetrating her, and forcibly raping her in the basement of th…
Predator Who Raped Woman 21 Years Ago Gets Life For 'Unimaginable' Crime In Cecil: Prosecutors Predator Who Raped Woman 21 Years Ago Gets Life For 'Unimaginable' Crime In Cecil: Prosecutors
Predator Who Raped Woman 21 Years Ago Gets Life For 'Unimaginable' Crime In Cecil: Prosecutors More than two decades after a 20-year-old woman was found raped and dropped unconscious in a ditch off the side of I-95 in Cecil County, justice has been served. Harford County resident Bryant Nakia White, 48, of Edgewood, was sentenced to multiple life sentences for the 2002 attack of a woman whose body was left on the side of the interstate off of Frenchtown Road near Port Deposit, prosecutors announced. Investigators said that at approximately 4 a.m. on April 6, 2002, a truck driver noticed the body of a woman - whose name has not been released "due to the nature of the crimes committed”…
Former Correctional Officer Gets Time For Sexually Abusing Inmates At MD Prison: Feds Former Correctional Officer Gets Time For Sexually Abusing Inmates At MD Prison: Feds
Former Correctional Officer Gets Time For Sexually Abusing Inmates At MD Prison: Feds A former correctional officer in Maryland will spend years on the other side of the bars after admitting to violating prisoners' civil rights, prosecutors say. Baltimore native Owen Nesmith, 54, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, June 20, to multiple charges that include the depravation of rights under the color of law and making false statements for having sexual contact with victims at the Maryland Correctional Institution in Jessup. On Thursday, officials announced that Nesmith has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for abusing the inmates. Nesmith was the acting lieutenant at…
Pennsylvania Days Inn Rape Came After Maryland Booking Error: Affidavit Pennsylvania Days Inn Rape Came After Maryland Booking Error: Affidavit
Pennsylvania Days Inn Rape Came After Maryland Booking Error: Affidavit A Tennessee man has been charged in Pennsylvania after a work trip sent a woman to the hospital, court documents obtained by Daily Voice detail.  Robert Michael Nelson, 49 of Clarksville, Tennessee, was charged with two felony counts of rape and a felony for sexual assault on Oct. 31, 2023, according to his court docket.  The incident that led to the charges happened at the Days Inn located at 239 West Main Street in Waynesboro in room 122, the Pennsylvania State Police explained in the affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice.  The woman and her boss, offici…
Threatening Repeat Rapist Gave Minors Booze, Pills In Maryland: State's Attorney Threatening Repeat Rapist Gave Minors Booze, Pills In Maryland: State's Attorney
Threatening Repeat Rapist Gave Minors Booze, Pills In Maryland: State's Attorney A 19-year-old man who plied minors with drugs and alcohol before sexually assaulting them will spend decades behind bars, the Frederick County State's Attorney's Office announced. Josiah Dalton Lindauere was sentenced on Tuesday to 36 years in prison with 14 years suspended after he was convicted of rape, sextortion and possession of a deadly weapon charges after he preyed on two minors. According to prosecutors, in March 2022, a School Resource officer in Frederick County was tipped off about the possible sexual assault of a student, which led investigators to Lindauere.  Detect…
Rapist Dead-Bolted Facebook Date Inside Her Own Maryland Apartment - Now He's Locked Away Rapist Dead-Bolted Facebook Date Inside Her Own Maryland Apartment - Now He's Locked Away
Rapist Dead-Bolted Facebook Date Inside Her Own Maryland Apartment - Now He's Locked Away A man who preyed on a woman he met through social media will spend decades in prison after raping his would-be date, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday. Silver Spring resident Rome Hill, 32, was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison with all but 30 years suspended after persuading his victim to meet him after just two days, then assaulting her at gunpoint in September 2020. At the time Hill reached out to his future victim, she was a stranger to him, prosecutors said. According to court documents, on Sept. 9, 2020, "CC," the victim, and Hill were comple…
Stranger Touched Student Inappropriately On University Of Maryland Bus, Police Say Stranger Touched Student Inappropriately On University Of Maryland Bus, Police Say
Stranger Touched Student Inappropriately On University Of Maryland Bus, Police Say A student at the University of Maryland was sexually assaulted by a stranger on a shuttle bus, police say. An alert was issued by the University of Maryland Police Department over the weekend after a student reported that  he was inappropriately touched as he was looking to leave the bus on Friday night. The incident was reported at approximately 9:40 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 13 on Regents Drive near the Mitchell Building in College Park. According to the police, a student got on the Shuttle UM bus (route 115), when a stranger came in and sat next to him and began badgering him with quest…
Man Wanted For Sexual Assaults In Maryland, DC Charged After Nine Years: DOJ Man Wanted For Sexual Assaults In Maryland, DC Charged After Nine Years: DOJ
Man Wanted For Sexual Assaults In Maryland, DC Charged After Nine Years: DOJ A man with a checkered criminal past has been charged with sexual assault in Washington, DC and Maryland, federal authorities announced. District resident Dawayne Joseph Spriggs, 37, who also calls Prince George's County home in Maryland, was arraigned on a 2014 cold case involving a sexual assault involving a stranger at a DC Metro station in 2014. According to court documents, on July 6, 2014, Spriggs approached a stranger near the Minnesota Avenue Metro station at approximately 1 a.m., following her before physically and sexually assaulting her in an alley. Once the assault was over, th…
New Victim Comes Forward After String Of Reported Child Rapes At Unlicensed MD Daycare: Police New Victim Comes Forward After String Of Reported Child Rapes At Unlicensed MD Daycare: Police
New Victim Comes Forward After String Of Reported Child Rapes At Unlicensed MD Daycare: Police Another victim has come forward after multiple minors reported being raped at an unlicensed daycare that has been in operation for years in Anne Arundel County.  In July, the Annapolis Police Department was notified of multiple sexual assaults that happened between 2014 and 2015, leading to the arrest of Glen Burnie resident Roberto Medina on multiple rape and sex offense charges.  Police say that the victims were assaulted at the daycare run by a woman known only as "Betty" who had bee babysitting children there for nearly 20 years. On Tuesday, Sept. 12, the department said that…
Predator Who Preyed On Teen Girl Over Social Media In Frederick County Gets Prison Time Predator Who Preyed On Teen Girl Over Social Media In Frederick County Gets Prison Time
Predator Who Preyed On Teen Girl Over Social Media In Frederick County Gets Prison Time The 43-year-old man who solicited a teen online before raping her in Maryland will spend years behind bars, a judge ordered. Joppa resident Edwin Richard Hunt has been sentenced in Frederick County to 40 years in prison with all but 20 suspended after he preyed on a 13-year-old girl over social media, authorities announced. On Friday, Jan. 20, detectives from the Frederick County Police Department's Major Crime Unit were contacted about a teen girl who was solicited and raped by a white man in his 40s who was later identified as Hunt, officials said. Detectives launched an investigation in…
Sexual Assault Suspect Who Abused Teen At Large In Maryland: Police Sexual Assault Suspect Who Abused Teen At Large In Maryland: Police
Sexual Assault Suspect Who Abused Teen At Large In Maryland: Police Seen him?  The Baltimore County Police Department is seeking the public's assistance as they attempt to track down a man wanted for allegedly assaulting a minor. An alert was issued by the agency on Monday, July 17 regarding Kenny Clifford Gilbow, who is wanted in connection to an alleged sexual assault involving a 13-year-old. The alleged assault happened on Sunday, June 11. Details of the crime have not been released by the department. Anyone with information regarding Gilbow or his whereabouts has been asked to contact police by calling (410) 307-2020.  Want breaking news in…
Predatory Pastor Abused Power To Sexually Abuse Girl On Church Floor In MD: Prosecutors Predatory Pastor Abused Power To Sexually Abuse Girl On Church Floor In MD: Prosecutors
Predatory Pastor Abused Power To Sexually Abuse Girl On Church Floor In MD: Prosecutors A Maryland pastor who acted in bad faith is facing decades in prison after being convicted of raping a member of his church, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office announced. Erick Odir Vidal-Fuentes was found guilty of rape and other sexual offenses at trial this week for an incident that took place in September 2020 at the Iglesia Pentecostal El Fin Viene in Takoma Park. His victim was a parishioner. Prosecutors said that the 39-year-old Hyattsville resident targeted his victim when she injured her ankle and he promised her mother that he would help her by massaging the injury w…
Former Correctional Officer Accused Of Sexually Abusing Inmates At MD Prison: Feds Former Correctional Officer Accused Of Sexually Abusing Inmates At MD Prison: Feds
Former Correctional Officer Accused Of Sexually Abusing Inmates At MD Prison: Feds A former correctional officer in Maryland is facing time behind bars with the people he helped put away after admitting to violating prisoners' civil rights, federal authorities announced. Baltimore native Owen Nesmith, 54, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, June 20, to multiple charges that include the depravation of rights under the color of law and making false statements for having sexual contact with victims at the Maryland Correctional Institution in Jessup. Nesmith was a lieutenant at the facility, prosecutors say, and he admitted that between 2005 and 2017, he sexually assaulted at least th…
Rapist Who Lured Teen With Booze To Forest Hill Home Sentenced: State's Attorney Rapist Who Lured Teen With Booze To Forest Hill Home Sentenced: State's Attorney
Rapist Who Lured Teen With Booze To Forest Hill Home Sentenced: State's Attorney The 40-year-old Maryland man who lured his teen neighbor to his Harford County home and plied her with alcohol before sexually assaulting her will spend years behind bars, authorities announced. Forest Hill resident Steven Jay Friedman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison with all but 18 suspended after being convicted earlier this year on rape and other charges in January. A jury found Friedman complicit in supplying a 16-year-old girl with alcohol before sexually assaulting her in February last year. Specifically, Friedman was convicted of and sentenced for: Second-degre…
Mother Who Documented Sexual Abuse Of Infant In MD Gets 80 Years: Feds Mother Who Documented Sexual Abuse Of Infant In MD Gets 80 Years: Feds
Mother Who Documented Sexual Abuse Of Infant In MD Gets 80 Years: Feds A Cecil County child abuser will spend decades in federal prison for her role in a conspiracy to sexually assault an infant over the course of nearly two years. The creepy case of Summer Nichole McCroskey, 25, has come to a close after she was sentenced to 80 years in prison on Thursday, May 18, for her participation in a chilling conspiracy to document the molestation of her child with another man, authorities announced. Prosecutors say that McCroskey and Elkton resident Lawrence Aquilla Colby IV began abusing the girl when she was 4 months old, and it continued through at least October 2…
Pervy Passenger Gets Life For Raping, Robbing Woman Who Gave Him A Ride In MD: State's Attorney Pervy Passenger Gets Life For Raping, Robbing Woman Who Gave Him A Ride In MD: State's Attorney
Pervy Passenger Gets Life For Raping, Robbing Woman Who Gave Him A Ride In MD: State's Attorney The man who raped and tortured a driver during a harrowing ride in Maryland will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars.  Devon Allen Odell Scott, 40, of Edgewood, was sentenced to life plus 50 years in prison after being convicted earlier this year on rape and robbery charges, the Harford County State’s Attorney announced. The traumatic trip played out when Scott flagged down his 28-year-old victim - who sometimes worked as an unlicensed taxi driver for extra cash - in Baltimore and asked for a ride to the Edgewood area in August 2019, though he would not commit to a specific h…
Rape, Robbery Charges For Armed Suspect Wanted For Sexual Assault In Baltimore County: Police Rape, Robbery Charges For Armed Suspect Wanted For Sexual Assault In Baltimore County: Police
Rape, Robbery Charges For Armed Suspect Wanted For Sexual Assault In Baltimore County: Police A 28-year-old suspect has been apprehended and is facing charges for allegedly robbing and sexually assaulting his victims during a late-night attack in Towson. Baltimore County Police officials say that Quantze Davis has been identified as a suspect and has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of rape, assault, and armed robbery for an incident earlier this month. At approximately 11 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2, officers from the Baltimore County Police Department were called to the intersection of Allegheny Avenue and West Joppa Road to investigate a reported sexual assault and ro…
Accused Baltimore Rapist Believed To Have More Victims: Police Accused Baltimore Rapist Believed To Have More Victims: Police
Accused Baltimore Rapist Believed To Have More Victims: Police Baltimore officials have released an image of a vehicle used by an accused rapist that police believe may have attacked additional victims. The accused rapist was wanted for two separate incidents, and was recently arrested by Baltimore Police Department's Sex Offense Unit, according to a Baltimore Police Department spokesperson. The suspect drove a silver BMW and was known to frequent the E. Patapsco Avenue corridor and the Washington Boulevard corridor, police say. The suspect reportedly used the BMW during the sexual assaults, and may have used additional vehicles. Police believe that …
Joppa Man Accused Of Soliciting Teen On Social Media Before Raping Her In Frederick County: PD Joppa Man Accused Of Soliciting Teen On Social Media Before Raping Her In Frederick County: PD
Joppa Man Accused Of Soliciting Teen On Social Media Before Raping Her In Frederick County: PD Police in Frederick County have apprehended a wanted rape suspect from Harford County who allegedly solicited a 13-year-old girl online, authorities announced. Edwin Richard Hunt, 43, of Joppa, is facing multiple rape charges after allegedly targeting a teen girl on social media late last month, according to the Frederick Police Department. On Friday, Jan. 20, detectives from the department's Major Crime Unit were contacted about a ten girl who was solicited and raped by a white man in his 40s who was later identified as Hunt, officials said. Detectives launched an investigation into the a…
Forest Hill Man Got Teen Girl Drunk, Sexually Assaulted Her Before Family Came Home: Officials Forest Hill Man Got Teen Girl Drunk, Sexually Assaulted Her Before Family Came Home: Officials
Forest Hill Man Got Teen Girl Drunk, Sexually Assaulted Her Before Family Came Home: Officials A Maryland man has been convicted of luring a teen neighbor into his Harford County home and sexually abusing her, the state’s attorney’s office announced. Forest Hill resident Steven Jay Friedman, 40, was convicted this week on rape and other charges for allegedly supplying a 16-year-old girl with alcohol before sexually assaulting her in February last year. Specifically, Friedman was convicted of: Second-degree rape; Sexual offense in the third degree; Second-degree assault; Furnishing for or allowing underage consumption. Harford County State’s Attorney Alison Healey said that th…
SFU Linebacker From Maryland Raped Virgin In PA Basement, Police Say SFU Linebacker From Maryland Raped Virgin In PA Basement, Police Say
SFU Linebacker From Maryland Raped Virgin In PA Basement, Police Say Two 20-year-old football players from St. Francis University sexually assaulted and raped a woman who had never had sex before in a Pennsylvania basement, authorities detail in court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Marcel Mami, of Fredrick, MD, and Daunte White, of Wharton, NJ, have been arrested following a nearly six-month-long investigation on Tuesday, January 24, Loretto Borough police say. The unnamed Cambria County woman came forward during the summer following the assault during a house party in the borough on February 4, 2022, according to the affidavit of probable cause. The men…
Perverted Practices, False Imprisonment Among Charges Alleged Rapist Faces In Aberdeen: Police Perverted Practices, False Imprisonment Among Charges Alleged Rapist Faces In Aberdeen: Police
Perverted Practices, False Imprisonment Among Charges Alleged Rapist Faces In Aberdeen: Police An alleged rapist is behind bars in Harford County following an investigation into the sexual assault of a 50-year-old woman earlier this year, authorities announced. Tavon I. Harvey, 28, was taken into custody by members of the Aberdeen Police Department days after an investigation into the rape of a woman in the unit block of North Law Street was launched late last month. It is alleged that the incident happened early on Friday, Dec. 30, and "was not a random act of violence."  According to officials, the Aberdeen Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division and Crime Scene P…
Maryland Rapper Accused Of Human Trafficking, Forcing GF Into Prostitution In Florida Maryland Rapper Accused Of Human Trafficking, Forcing GF Into Prostitution In Florida
Maryland Rapper Accused Of Human Trafficking, Forcing GF Into Prostitution In Florida Maryland rapper Monriko Mequel Clements is facing charges in Florida for allegedly keeping his 23-year-old girlfriend hostage as a sex slave, the Miami-Dade State's Attorney announced. Clements, 31, of Silver Spring, also known as "King Swuice,” was charged this week and extradited to Florida for alleged human trafficking and other prostitution-related charges, according to officials. It is alleged that the rapper met his victim online in Baltimore earlier this year and took her to Florida with the intention of exploiting her through an escort website that net him thousands of dollars.…
DC Man Sentenced For Prostituting, Assaulting, Sexually Abusing Teen In Maryland, Feds Say DC Man Sentenced For Prostituting, Assaulting, Sexually Abusing Teen In Maryland, Feds Say
DC Man Sentenced For Prostituting, Assaulting, Sexually Abusing Teen In Maryland, Feds Say Federal officials announced that a Washington, DC man will spend years behind bars for recruiting a homeless teenage girl to operate as a prostitute for him, in Maryland. Sirron Little, 32, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release for sex trafficking a minor to engage in commercial sex, according to the US Department of Justice. In addition to his prison term, Little was also ordered to pay his 15-year-old victim restitution to the tune of $20,122.20. Upon his release from prison, Little will also be required to register as a sex offender…
'Santa Claus' Who Sexually Assaulted Child Learns His Fate: Pennsylvania State Police 'Santa Claus' Who Sexually Assaulted Child Learns His Fate: Pennsylvania State Police
'Santa Claus' Who Sexually Assaulted Child Learns His Fate: Pennsylvania State Police It looks like some children in central Pennsylvania may have been visited by a "bad Santa." A 58-year-old man who is known for playing Santa Clause at events in central Pennsylvania has been sentenced to jail, Pennsylvania state police announced on Thanksgiving eve.  John Paul Kruger, of Hanover, has been under investigation for sexually assaulting a minor since 2021, according to an announcement by the state police on Wednesday, Nov. 23. Kruger pled guilty to charges of indecent assault of a person less than 13 and corruption of a minor and was sentenced to 11.5 to 23 months in Adams…
DATING APP HELL: 'He Has A Knife' NJ Teen Held Hostage For Year In PA, Authorities Say DATING APP HELL: 'He Has A Knife' NJ Teen Held Hostage For Year In PA, Authorities Say
Dating APP Hell: 'He Has A Knife' NJ Teen Held Hostage For Year In PA, Authorities Say An 18-year-old New Jersey woman texted 911 for "help escaping" after being held against her will in Pennsylvania for a year by a man she met through a dating app, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice.  32-year-old Nikolaus Breland, of Monongahela, was arrested on Sunday, Nov. 20, according to the complaint. The teenager said that her abusive boyfriend who had been holding her captive was asleep and she wanted help escaping, she told the Washington County 911 center around 9:45 p.m., according to the criminal complaint   ***WARNING the following…