Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Fort Meade Rape

A U.S. District judge has sentenced a man to 10 years in prison after he was convicted of raping a girl in a house on Fort Meade. 

Daheem Bryant-Royal, 23, was also sentenced to five years of supervised release and must register as a sex offender, according to the U.S. Attorney's office in Baltimore. 

According to evidence presented at trial, the victim in the case, who was under 18, was staying at a house on Fort Meade in September of 2011 and attended a party there. After becoming intoxicated, she went into a bathroom and that is where Bryant-Royal sexually assaulted her.  

Prosecutors said the victim reported the rape immediately and agreed to a rape examination. DNA evidence recovered from the test was determined to belong to Bryant-Royal.