Shocking Report on Illegal-Immigrant Child Sex Crimes in Baltimore County, Md.
Disparities in prevalence and in sentencing
By Andrew R. Arthur on July 22, 2024
Buried under last week's full-press coverage of the Republican National Convention was a report from FOX45, the local Baltimore Fox affiliate, headlined “Baltimore County judges often give light sentences to illegal immigrant sex offenders”. The two key takeaways from that report are: (1) a disproportionate number of defendants charged with child-sex offenses in the Maryland suburb are “illegal immigrants from Central American countries”; and (2) judges there are issuing them ridiculously light sentences. Still, the report raises more questions than answers.
“Nearly 10%” of Child Sex Cases Involved Illegal Immigrants from Central America. With respect to the initial issue, the second paragraph of that article explains:
Public records show that Baltimore County State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger’s office filed 99 child sex crime cases between January 1, 2023, and May 31, 2024. Nearly 10% of the child sex cases in Baltimore County, involving nine defendants over a 17-month period, involved illegal immigrants from Central American countries.
I’m very familiar with Baltimore County, having been born there and having worked in the INS Baltimore office. It’s not exactly a popular destination for illegal aliens from Central America.
https://cis.org/Arthur/Shocking-Report-IllegalImmigrant-Child-Sex-Crimes-Baltimore-County-Md
