CALVERT COUNTY, Md. (WBFF) — The Calvert County State’s Attorney criticized the juvenile justice system in Maryland after a 13-year-old was released on probation with electronic monitoring after being found to be involved in the rape of two young girls.
According to the State’s Attorney’s Office, on June 29, a 13-year-old was released on probation with electronic monitoring despite being found to be involved in the rape of two 6-year-old girls.
The Calvert County State’s Attorney’s Office, who prosecuted the case, recommended that the juvenile be placed in a secure “out-of-home” facility where he could receive treatment and counseling.
Officials said that instead, the juvenile was returned to the home where some of the abuse allegedly occurred.
Although the victims no longer live in the home, they still reside in the same community, the State’s Attorney’s Office said.
Calvert County State’s Attorney Robert Harvey released this statement:
This case highlights everything that is wrong with our juvenile system. There is no accountability; no one’s responsible for anything. It’s hard to imagine how this disposition makes the world safer for the citizens of Calvert County.
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