Sentencing Handed Down To School Employee Who Sexually Abused Student

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — A 32-year-old former school employee has been sentenced for sexually abusing a minor.

According to Howard County Police, an investigation was launched in January 2024 after the victim, a student at Glenwood Country Day School, confided in a friend about the abuse. The friend notified an adult, who then reported the information to the authorities. The child revealed that the abuse had been happening for a period of two years from ages 8 to 10, with the most recent incident occurring in the summer of 2023.

The abuser, Dameon Patterson, 32, of Elkridge, was employed at Glenwood Country Day School, located in the 14000 block of Bushy Park Road in Woodbine, for approximately two years. He worked in the before- and after-school programs, as well as summer camps.

The facility closed its doors in January 2024 due to a state licensing violation, Howard County Police said last year.

Patterson was sentenced by Howard County Circuit Court Judge Lara Weathersbee to 55 years suspend all but 33 years for sexual abuse of a minor.

Baltimore County currently has an open case against Patterson with a trial scheduled for this July.

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