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Former Youth Coach Cops To Grooming, Sexually Abusing Players In MD Former Youth Coach Cops To Grooming, Sexually Abusing Players In MD
Former Youth Coach Cops To Grooming, Sexually Abusing Players In MD A former youth coach in Calvert County has admitted to grooming and sexually abusing young victims who were in his care during years of psychological and physical torture. Owings resident Moshe Michael Imel, 53, a former assistant football coach at a Calvert County high school, will spend decades behind bars after pleading guilty to taking advantage of his position to terrorize some of his players, federal prosecutors announced. According to his plea agreement, in March 2021, two victims came forward to report that beginning when Imel coached them in a youth football program, and continuing…

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Former MD Park Service Manager Guilty Of Sex Offense; Cleared Of Rape Charges Former MD Park Service Manager Guilty Of Sex Offense; Cleared Of Rape Charges
Former MD Park Service Manager Guilty Of Sex Offense; Cleared Of Rape Charges A split verdict was reached in the trial of a former manager for the Maryland Park Service who was accused of sexual abuse late last year. Michael Browning, 72, was found guilty of a single misdemeanor fourth-degree sex offense, though he was found not guilty of several other charges, including felony rape. Browning was arrested by detectives from the Baltimore County's Special Victims Unit in September last year, following allegations that he coerced women to have sex with him by offering them jobs at Gunpowder Falls State Park, where he was employed as the park manager at the time. …

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Scathing New Report Details Sexual Abuse In Baltimore Archdiocese Scathing New Report Details Sexual Abuse In Baltimore Archdiocese
Scathing New Report Details Sexual Abuse In Baltimore Archdiocese Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has released his office’s long-awaited investigative report into allegations of sexual abuse involving church leaders in Baltimore over the course of decades. On Wednesday, April 5, Brown released the redacted “Report on Child Sexual Abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore,” which represents the results of a four-year investigation into reports of sexual abuse and a subsequent coverup by Catholic Church officials. The report includes a list of abusers, a history of child abuse in Maryland, a summary of the cover-up, recommendations, and other informatio…

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MD Bus Driver Who Claimed Mental Disorder Made Him Sexually Abuse Special Needs Girls Sentenced MD Bus Driver Who Claimed Mental Disorder Made Him Sexually Abuse Special Needs Girls Sentenced
MD Bus Driver Who Claimed Mental Disorder Made Him Sexually Abuse Special Needs Girls Sentenced A Montgomery County school bus driver has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after he was convicted of sexually abusing children who rode his bus. Etienne Kabongo, 67, claimed he was not criminally responsible for abusing the four girls due to a mental disorder after he pleaded guilty to the crime, announced the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office. Kabongo was accused of abusing the special needs girls, who were ages 12, 12, 18, and 20 at the time of the incidents. Officials began investigating the incidents after one of the victims came forward in 2018. Surveillance footage of t…

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Former State Department Employee Sentenced For Illicit Conduct With Minors In The Phillipines Former State Department Employee Sentenced For Illicit Conduct With Minors In The Phillipines
Former State Department Employee Sentenced For Illicit Conduct With Minors In The Phillipines A former member of the US Department of State will spend more than a decade behind bars for allegedly sexually abusing minors while he was serving in the Philippines, federal authorities announced. Dean Edward Cheves, 63, who served at the US Embassy in the Philippines between 2017 and 2021, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place, according to the Department of Justice. Prosecutors say that between December 2020 and March 2021, Cheves used a messaging app installed on his phone to chat with a Philippine minor who he paid to create …

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Man Sentenced On Federal Child Porn Charge Faces Second Sentencing In Prince George's County Man Sentenced On Federal Child Porn Charge Faces Second Sentencing In Prince George's County
Man Sentenced On Federal Child Porn Charge Faces Second Sentencing In Prince George's County A Maryland man who photographed his sexual abuse of two minors will spend decade behind bars after being caught red-handed by one of his victims, federal officials announced.  Now he will face a punishment more close to home. Prince Georges County resident Carl Gage Linden, 57, of Mount Rainier, was sentenced this week to 32 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release for the production of child pornography, according to the Department of Justice. Prosecutors said that Linden sexually abused his two victims, who were between the ages of 7 and 11, and recorded…

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School Bus Driver In MD Responsible For Sexually Abusing Special Needs Passengers: Prosecutors School Bus Driver In MD Responsible For Sexually Abusing Special Needs Passengers: Prosecutors
School Bus Driver In MD Responsible For Sexually Abusing Special Needs Passengers: Prosecutors Prosecutors say that a school bus driver in Montgomery County who drove special education students was found criminally responsible for sexually abusing four girls on his route following a lengthy investigation. Gaithersburg resident Etienne Kabongo, 67, was found guilty by a jury on Thursday, Feb. 9 to multiple counts of rape and sexual abuse of a minor after one of his victims came forward and several other victims were identified during the investigation. A driver for Montgomery County Public Schools, officials said that one of Kabongo’s victims came forward following an incident in July…

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Former Gilman School Teacher Hit With Sexual Child Abuse Charge: Baltimore County PD Former Gilman School Teacher Hit With Sexual Child Abuse Charge: Baltimore County PD
Former Gilman School Teacher Hit With Sexual Child Abuse Charge: Baltimore County PD A former teacher at the Gilman School is facing rape and other charges for alleged “suspicious relationships” with current and former students, according to the Baltimore County Police Department. On Friday, Feb. 3, police officials announced that Christopher Bendann was been arrested following an investigation into the allegations of at least one victim, and authorities say there could be more who have not come forward. In January, that detectives from the department's Crimes Against Children Unit were advised by Child Protective Services that a teacher at the Gilman School had lost his …

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Maryland Man Traveled To New York For 'Relationship' With 13-Year-Old Pennsylvania Girl: DA Maryland Man Traveled To New York For 'Relationship' With 13-Year-Old Pennsylvania Girl: DA
Maryland Man Traveled To New York For 'Relationship' With 13-Year-Old Pennsylvania Girl: DA A judge sentenced a man after confessing to committing sex crimes with a minor “as intentional, premeditated, and planned as you can get," Assistant Lancaster County District Attorney Fritz Haverstick says.  Mirza Ahmed, a 30-year-old from Catonsville, Maryland, began an "online relationship" turn real-life sexual relationship with a 13-year-old East Lampeter Township girl in 2020, the DA's office announced in a release on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023.  Ahmed traveled to New York and then to Columbia, PA to pick up the girl and take her to a room at the Spruce Lane Lodge and Co…

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Child's Note To School Officials Leads To Sexual Abuse Conviction For Stepfather In Maryland Child's Note To School Officials Leads To Sexual Abuse Conviction For Stepfather In Maryland
Child's Note To School Officials Leads To Sexual Abuse Conviction For Stepfather In Maryland A teenager’s note to school staff in Maryland regarding sexual assault inside their family home led to a conviction for a stepfather for abusing a child, according to authorities. Luis Melgar Delgado, 38, of Hyattsville has been convicted by a Prince George's County jury for felony counts of sexual abuse of a minor and third-degree sexual offense and will now face prison time, the Prince George's County State's Attorney announced on Tuesday, Dec. 6. According to a spokesperson for the state's attorney's office, on Sept. 14, 2021, a patrol officer from the Prince George's County Police was n…

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Judge Rules To Seal Legal Battle On Release Of Catholic Clergy Sexual Abuse Report In Maryland Judge Rules To Seal Legal Battle On Release Of Catholic Clergy Sexual Abuse Report In Maryland
Judge Rules To Seal Legal Battle On Release Of Catholic Clergy Sexual Abuse Report In Maryland A circuit court judge in Maryland has ruled that all proceedings tied to the release of Attorney General Brian Frosh's report depicting accusations of sexual abuse of hundreds of underage victims by members of the Archdiocese of Baltimore be sealed. Frosh has been pushing to release his office’s 463-page report, which identifies 158 priests who were either “credibly accused” of sexual abuse or who were accused and never publicly identified by the Archdiocese, including the identities of more than 600 victims. Though the Archdiocese said that it will not oppose the release of the report, a j…

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Predator Guilty Of Raping Woman With Slow Cognition At Maryland Metro Station: State's Attorney Predator Guilty Of Raping Woman With Slow Cognition At Maryland Metro Station: State's Attorney
Predator Guilty Of Raping Woman With Slow Cognition At Maryland Metro Station: State's Attorney A 39-year-old Maryland man has been convicted of rape and other charges in Montgomery County for sexually abusing his vulnerable victim in a secluded area near a Metro Station, the state's attorney announced. Rockville resident James McClain, 39, was found guilty by a jury following a three-day trial and faces decades behind bars for allegedly raping his victim in a quiet area near the Wheaton Metro Station in Silver Spring. Specifically, McClain was convicted of: Second-degree rape; Attempted second-degree rape; Two counts of third-degree sexual offense. Montgomery County State’s Attor…

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