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September 2, 2011

Former camp operator, code inspector arrested in sexual attack on teen

Baltimore County police say they have charged a former day camp and studio operator with sexaully abusing a female, teen-aged relative.

The suspect also works as a code enforcer for the county goverment, and has been suspended.

Police said the girl told them she was attacked at her home and at the suspect's business, School House Studio Company. The camp he ran, Superior Christian Summer Camp, was located on the grounds of Towson University.

Here are more details from a police statement:

Baltimore County Police have arrested Ronnie Turner, 48, of the 9300-block of Lykens Court, 21133 for sexual abuse of a minor, child abuse, and other related crimes.   

On August 15, detectives started an investigation when a teenage female relative reported that Ronnie Turner had sexually assaulted her repeatedly from 2008 to 2010. She reported that the abuse took place at her home and at a business owned by the suspect, School House Studio Company. 

Mr. Turner was also charged with second degree assault, fourth degree sex offense, and third degree sex offense by a different adult victim who is also a relative.  
 
Mr. Turner also ran a youth day camp for children called the Superior Christian Summer Camp in 2010.  The camp was held on the grounds of Towson University.  He is listed as the owner of the Full Ministry Family Church, which was formerly located in the 9800-block of Liberty Road.      

Mr. Turner is employed by Baltimore County as a Code Enforcement Inspector.  He has been suspended without pay pending adjudication of the charges. Mr. Turner was arrested on August 25 and both warrants were served at that time.  He has been released from custody on $100,000 bail and is pending trial. 

Police are asking anyone with information to contact the Crimes Against Children Unit at 410-853-3650.

Posted by Peter Hermann at 4:39 PM | | Comments (1)
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It is saddening that as per the statistics, when sexual abuse in teen does occur, the overall likelihood that the perpetrator will be sent to prison is just 16 percent.

Posted by: Steff | September 26, 2011 4:30 AM

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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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