2 Girls Sexually Abused, Anne Arundel County Man Sentenced To Prison

PASADENA, MD — An Anne Arundel County man who sexually abused two girls was sentenced to federal prison, prosecutors announced Monday.

According to his guilty plea, the Department of Justice said 33-year-old Gary Hammond Jackson III of Pasadena sexually abused girls aged 3 and 6 at the time.

The DOJ said Jackson sexually assaulted the 6-year-old "numerous times" between January 2020 and December 2020.

The prosecution said Jackson used his cell phone to produce three images of the sexual abuse in November 2020.

Jackson was convicted of fourth-degree sex offense and second-degree assault in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, a press release said.

The DOJ said Jackson was placed on probation and required to register as a sex offender after his release in June 2022.

Prosecutors said Jackson then produced child sexual abuse material, in the form of images, with the 3-year-old victim in November 2022.

The press release said U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Jackson to 35 years in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for the sexual exploitation of a minor and the commission of a felony involving a minor by a registered sex offender.

The sentence was announced by:

• Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. attorney for the District of Maryland.
• William J. DelBagno, special agent in charge of the FBI Baltimore Field Office.
• Roland L. Butler Jr., superintendent of the Maryland State Police.
• Anne Colt Leitess, state's attorney for Anne Arundel County.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Spencer L. Todd and Paul E. Budlow prosecuted the case.