On behalf of The Law Offices of Thomas Maronick Jr LLC | Aug 9, 2019 | sex crimes
In a Maryland child sex abuse case, the accused’s reputation for appropriate interactions with children under their care is not a pertinent character trait, Maryland’s Court of Special Appeals has recently ruled. A man who was a long-time teacher at Cloverly...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Thomas Maronick Jr LLC | Apr 19, 2019 | sex crimes
A last-minute maneuver by Maryland’s House of Representatives to save a bill that would have extended the statute of limitations for filing civil claims related to sexual abuse was defeated this month. In its first form, the measure would have allowed victims of child...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Thomas Maronick Jr LLC | Feb 8, 2019 | sex crimes
A man in a nearby state admitted in court that he failed to register as a sex offender. He pleaded guilty to one count of failure to register from May to September of last year. He faces up to 10 years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000, according to the...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Thomas Maronick Jr LLC | Jan 17, 2019 | sex crimes
It’s tragic when a revered, global religious institution fails to protect those who come to it seeking spiritual aid and comfort. Yet, while the Catholic Church is facing widespread allegations of sexual abuse by priests, CBS News has reported that several women have...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Thomas Maronick Jr LLC | Nov 21, 2018 | sex crimes
A Prince George’s County police officer is facing rape and sexual assault charges after allegations surfaced that he ordered a woman in a car that he had pulled over for a traffic stop late one night to drive behind a nearby store for sexual purposes, the Baltimore...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Thomas Maronick Jr LLC | Mar 28, 2018 | sex crimes
When a former Alabama judge and would-be politician recently made a run for a seat in Congress, several women came forward with tales of being approached romantically by the man when they were teenagers. Among other conversations prompted by revelations of the women –...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Thomas Maronick Jr LLC | Mar 7, 2018 | sex crimes
When basketball star Kobe Bryant recently received an Oscar for a short, animated film, the award brought up memories of the 2003 accusations of rape and sexual assault brought against him by a Colorado hotel employee. Maryland takes sex crimes seriously, one of the...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Thomas Maronick Jr LLC | Jul 17, 2017 | sex crimes
In one of the first cases to be taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court addressing the First Amendment and the Internet, the nation’s top court recently reversed a state law that prohibited sex offenders from using social media such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc....
