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June 3, 2010

Yet another child raped, contracts STD

It seems hard to believe, but another child in Baltimore has been raped and contracted a sexually transmitted disease. This one occurred in West Baltimore and involved a 7-year-old child and her mother's live-in boyfriend, who has been arrested and charged.

The Baltimore Sun is not identifying the suspect protect the identity of the child. This cases comes just a month after police say an 18-month-old contracted gonorrhea after her mother says she was sexually assaulted. Police have questioned a person of interest, a next-door neighbor who the mother says had been alone with the child in their Cherry Hill home, but have not yet filed charges.

The West Baltimore case was reported the same day as the one in Cherry Hill.

Posted by Peter Hermann at 7:59 AM | Permalink | Comments (3)
Categories: Confronting crime, West Baltimore

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Absolutely disgraceful and disgusting. What is wrong with these people.

What else are these child rapists capable of?

Posted by: GuardianSelfDefense | June 3, 2010 10:39 PM

I'm getting really tired of hearing about these sexual crimes! It is absolutely past the time for mothers to get background checks on their so-called boyfriends BEFORE they let them near the children. I feel for the young girls...and I do mean young. Their lives are forever changed and all because of horny boyfriends. Please moms...check before the sex.

Posted by: MDJ2010 | June 4, 2010 9:02 AM

Herpes should NOT be the stigma that it is. It is NOT the end of your life. But if you let it be the end of your life, then it will. There are many people out there who won't give a rats *** if you have herpes. And if you are with someone who has an issue with it? Then that isn't the right person for you. 1 in 4 people has herpes. You are NOT alone. If more people would talk about it, then it wouldn't be such a big deal. DateWithSTD.com

Posted by: chloe | August 23, 2010 11:32 PM

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About Peter Hermann

Peter Hermann started covering news for The Baltimore Sun in 1990, first in Anne Arundel County and, starting in 1994, reporting on the Baltimore Police Department. In 2001, he was assigned to Jerusalem as the Baltimore Sun's Middle East correspondent. He returned in 2005 as an assistant city editor overseeing crime coverage. In 2008, Peter returned to the beat as a daily reporter and blogger. A recent BBC report featured him in a segment on the harsh realities of covering crime in Baltimore.

Coverage will focus on crime trends, problems in neighborhoods in the city and elsewhere, profiles of victims and police officers and try to offer readers a fresh perspective on one of the most vexing issues facing Baltimore and its future.

Contributing to this blog is Justin Fenton, who joined The Sun in 2005 and has covered the Baltimore City Police Department and the criminal justice system since 2008. His work includes an investigation into Cal Ripken Jr.’s minor league baseball stadium deal with his hometown of Aberdeen, a three-part series chronicling a ruthless con woman, coverage of the killing of five Amish children at a schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pa., and a job swap with a British crime reporter to explore differences in crime-fighting. A special report looking into how city police handle rape cases led to sweeping reforms that changed the way sexual assaults are investigated in Baltimore. He was recognized as the best reporter in Baltimore by the City Paper in 2010 and by Baltimore Magazine in 2011.

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