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MD Man, 26, Wanted For Soliciting Explicit Photos From PA Teen: Affidavit
A Maryland man is waned for pressuring a 15-year-old girl to send explicit photos and describing violent sexual acts in Snapchat messages, York County Regional Police detailed in court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Nov. 21.
Brady A. Knatz, 26, of Hampstead, MD, began communicating with the York County teen, identified as S.C., on Sept. 25, 2024, using the Snapchat username "scooby_snacs," according to the affidavit of probable cause. Knatz allegedly initiated the conversation by asking S.C. if she wanted a "sugar daddy" and revealed he was 24 years old, police said.
S.C. to…
Man Accused Of Rape, Sexual Abuse Of Underage Girls In Maryland: Police
Police in Montgomery County are concerned there may be more potential victims following the recent arrest of a Damascus man who was accused of the rape and sexual abuse of multiple underage girls.
Irvin Ariel Portillo, 28, was charged following an investigation after being tipped off late last month about a possible rape involving a minor.
On Tuesday, Oct. 29, the Montgomery County Department of Police launched an investigation into the alleged rape of a teenage girl by Portillo, and during the probe, two other underage victims were identified.
According to police, on Friday, Nov. 8, Porti…
Urgent Care Doctor Sentenced For Raping, Groping Women During Exams In Montgomery County
An urgent care doctor who groped, inappropriately touched, and sexually abused patients during routine exams will spend decades in prison, according to officials.
Dr. Ishtiaq Malik, 59, of Lanham, was convicted earlier this year by a jury for targeting patients in his care at the Advanced Walk-In Urgent Care at 10800 Lockwood Drive in Silver Spring, where he was arrested last year.
On Wednesday, Aug. 7, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced he's been sentenced to 42 years in prison, with all but 24 to serve following by five years of supervised probation when he is …
Georgia Man Groomed, Sexually Assaulted 12-Year-Old Maryland Girl For Months, Sheriff Says
A Georgia man who headed north across state lines to sexually abuse a young girl in Maryland who he took time grooming could spend decades in prison, according to the Calvert County State's Attorney's Office.
Marietta native Jonathan Santos, 24, was sentenced to 30 years in prison, with 10 years active, for sexually abusing a minor and raping a 12-year-old girl, authorities announced on Friday.
In April last year, officers from the Calvert County Sheriff's Office were tipped off about Santos, who allegedly groomed and sexually abused the girl.
Investigators say that the abuse began in 2020…
District Man Faces Life In Prison For Kidnapping, Repeatedly Raping Maryland Woman: Feds
A District man has been convicted of the kidnapping, robbery, and repeated rapes of a Maryland woman years ago, federal authorities announced on Wednesday.
Mark A. Blue, 34, was found guilty of the December 2018 assault of a woman who they targeted as she walked home from the Naylor Road Metro Station in Prince George's County.
The woman was abducted while walking from the Naylor Road Metro Station in Temple Hills Wikimedia Commons/Ben Schumin
Prosecutors say that Blue and a second man, Nick Savoy, forced her into a car, threatened to kill her, covered her eyes with her own shirt so she…
Urgent Care Doctor Convicted Of Raping, Groping Women During Exams In Montgomery County
An urgent care doctor who groped, inappropriately touched, and sexually abused patients during routine exams is facing more than four decades in prison, according to officials.
Dr. Ishtiaq Malik, 59, of Lanham, was convicted by a jury for targeting at least two patients in his care at the Advanced Walk-In Urgent Care at 10800 Lockwood Drive in Silver Spring, where he was arrested last year.
Malik was taken into custody on Feb. 16, 2023 outside of his practice, and since then, eight additional victims came forward.
Malik was found guilty on Friday of two counts each of second-degree ra…
