At the Naval Academy, the senior midshipmen took part in a ceremony that would allow them to officially be commissioned into the Armed Forces. The Defense Secretary spoke to them, and among other things, addressed the issues of sexual abuse in the military. He...
Month: May 2014
Bel Air man’s plea in child pornography case: Guilty
A man from Bel Air has officially entered his plea in a child pornography case, and he says that he is guilty. The man is 61 years old, and he actually pleaded guilty on a pair of counts, both of which were for the possession of child pornography. This was done in the...
Sexual abuse reports at University of Maryland hit 71
The crime reports for 2012 have been released at the University of Maryland, as is the standard practice once all of the data is collected. This does tend to run a bit behind, as the data for 2013 is not yet out, even in 2014, but it gives the public access to the...
Man indicted for child pornography in Maryland
In Maryland, a man has recently been charged for producing, distributing and possessing child pornography. It's important to know that in cases like these where you're accused of a serious federal crime, you have the right to defend yourself and to have privacy. It's...
Man who ignored sex offender registration captured in Baltimore
At the very end of April, U.S. Marshals in Baltimore said that a convicted sex offender had escaped and was considered to be at large. He was at a Federal Halfway House, but he got away from it, and then he never made the contact that he was supposed to make with the...
Solicitation sting to be tweeted by Maryland police
If you live in Maryland, then you may have heard about how the police are going to be live tweeting a prostitution sting. This could involve putting up photos of people accused of soliciting a prostitute or of the prostitutes themselves. The problem with this is that...
Doctor in Baltimore arrested for sexual abuse
A doctor in Baltimore has posted bail to get out of jail, but he is now awaiting trial. He was charged with sex offenses that reportedly took place while he was at work, offenses that allegedly involved patients. The reports that a patient gave to the police led to...
Underage girls face charges for assault, child pornography, more
A 15-year-old girl in Baltimore has been given a sentence of six years for her part in assaulting a boy who is disabled. She will have to serve out her sentence in a juvenile detention center, despite her requests not to be sent to a place where she would be...
Rally in Baltimore focuses on prostitution and profiling
A neighborhood in Baltimore, known as Charles North, recently saw a rally that focused on both transgender women and unjust profiling by the police. The event that spurred the rally, however, did not take place in Baltimore, but in Arizona. The rally was called "We...