From the Aberdeen Police Department: (Aberdeen, Maryland) January 30, 2012 – Aberdeen police have arrested Gerald Joseph Hazelwood 29, of the 300 block of North Philadelphia Blvd. for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl. The victim’s mother reported to the police that her daughter was assaulted on Jan. 26 while at a friend’s home. The victim […]
Perry Point Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Receiving Child Pornography
From the office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland: Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Mark Kahl, age 50, of Perry Point, Maryland, today to 15 years in prison, followed by supervised release for life, for receiving child pornography. Judge Blake ordered that upon his release from prison, […]
Joppa Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Enticing a Minor to Engage in Sexual Activity
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore: U.S. District Judge Benson E. Legg sentenced Larry W. Warner, Jr., age 33, of Joppa, Maryland, today to 10 years in prison, followed by supervised release for life, for enticing a minor to engage in sexual activity. Judge Legg also ordered that upon his release from prison Warner […]
U.S. Sen. Mikulski to Chair Senate Hearing on Child Abuse Prevention and Reporting; Hearing Follows Alleged Child Abuse Scandals at Penn State, Syracuse, and The Citadel
From the office of U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski: On Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 10:15 a.m., U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.), Chairwoman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Children and Families, will chair a hearing titled “Breaking the Silence on Child Abuse: Protection, Prevention, Intervention, and Deterrence.” The hearing […]
Sen. Jacobs on WAMD 970 AM Morning Show to Talk Criminal Penalties for Failure to Report Child Abuse
State Senator Nancy Jacobs appeared on the WAMD Morning Show Thursday to discuss her proposed legislation which would impose criminal penalties on those who fail to report child abuse. Listen to the full audio from Jacobs’ interview here. Jacobs told Morning Show hosts Maynard Edwards and Cindy Mumby that she is studying similar laws in […]
Sen. Jacobs: “There Should be a Criminal Penalty for Not Reporting Child Abuse”
From the office of District 34 Sen. Nancy Jacobs: The Penn State scandal is a troubling example of how critical it is for people to report sexual child abuse if they witness it or hear it from the victim. Otherwise many more lives can be damaged as additional victims are preyed upon by the pedophile. […]
Anti-Violence Non-Profit SARC to Hold Second Annual “Rising Above It” Hot-Air Balloon Festival Sept. 3
From SARC: Hot-air balloons will be the focus of a two-day festival over Labor Day Weekend in Bel Air. The 2nd Annual Rising Above It Balloon Festival is a fundraiser for SARC, a Harford County nonprofit that provides hope and resources to victims of domestic violence, sexual violence, child abuse and stalking. Family Fun Day […]
Fallston Child Psychologist Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Abuse; State Seeks 6-Year Sentence
From the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office: David Wayne Schrumpf, a licensed child psychologist who maintained a practice in Harford County, entered guilty pleas today, August 22,2011, to one count of child sex abuse and two counts of second degree assault of three young girls whom he had been treating in his office. The charges […]