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Baltimore County Police Department first in state to provide greater transparency in testing of sexual assault kits [VIDEO]

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

TOWSON, MD—Through funding made available by the Federal Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Baltimore County Police Department on Wednesday announced the launch of Maryland’s first Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence – Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting (SAFE-ITR) website. This public-facing tool allows users to track the handling of sexual assault kits (SAKS) within the department’s possession. This is accomplished by tracking the […]

Suspect arrested in connection with Towson sexual assault

Posted on February 5, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE: Quantze Davis has pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree rape. Original story below… ——— TOWSON, MD—Police have arrested and charged a suspect in connection with a sexual assault that occurred in Towson last week. On Sunday, February 5, detectives with Baltimore County Police Detectives arrested and charged 28-year-old Quantze Davis in reference to the incident that occurred at […]

Maryland woman pleads guilty to sexually abusing four-month-old child

Posted on February 4, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—A Maryland woman has pleaded guilty to federal charges of a sexually abusing a young child. Summer Nichole McCroskey, 25, of Elkton, has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to her participation in a conspiracy to sexually abuse a child, from the age of approximately four months to two years old, to producing and distributing images documenting the sexual […]

Former teacher at Baltimore school arrested, charged with sexual abuse of a minor

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—A former teacher at a local school has been arrested on sexual abuse charges. In January, detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department were alerted by Child Protective Services that a teacher at the Gilman School had been terminated for inappropriate and suspicious relationships with current and former students. An investigation led to the discovery of at least one […]

Sexual assault, robbery reported in Towson

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE 2: Quantze Davis has pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree rape. UPDATE: Police have arrested and charged a suspect. Original story below… ——— TOWSON, MD—Police are investigating a sexual assault was reported in Towson on Thursday night. At around 11 p.m. on February 2, officers responded to the intersection of Alleghany Avenue and W. Joppa Road in reference […]

Attorney General Frosh files motion to release report on child sexual abuse investigation in Archdiocese of Baltimore

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh on Thursday filed a motion to release the office’s report of its investigation of child sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. In seeking approval from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City to release the 463-page report to the public, the motion states: “For decades, survivors reported sexual abuse perpetrated by Catholic priests […]

SVU detectives charge Parkville man with rape

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

PARKVILLE, MD—A Parkville man has been arrested and charged with rape and other offenses, police said on Wednesday afternoon. Detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department’s Special Victims Unit have arrested and charged 34-year-old Evan Martin with second-degree rape, sexual solicitation of a minor, drug distribution, and other assault charges. Martin is currently being held without bail at the Baltimore […]

South Carolina pastor arrested, charged with 1980s sex offenses against minors in Baltimore County

Posted on October 22, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SC—A South Carolina pastor has been arrested and charged with sex crimes against minors in Baltimore County. The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday arrested the pastor on eleven warrants from Baltimore County that included charges of criminal sexual conduct with minors. Thomas James Brackett, 59, pastor of Holy Trinity Pentecostal Church, in Andrews, was taken into custody […]