Former Mental Health Worker Charged With Rape In Baltimore County: Police

TOWSON, MD — A former mental health worker was charged with rape, Baltimore County police said Tuesday.

Detectives from the Baltimore County Police Department's Crimes Against Children Unit said they arrested 35-year-old Michael Cabanalan.

The charges "stemmed from alleged incidents that occurred while the victim was being treated at Sheppard Pratt," a police press release said.

Sheppard Pratt's website describes the organization as "the nation's largest private, nonprofit provider of mental health, substance use, special education, developmental disability, and social services."

Online court records show that Cabanalan, a Towson resident, faces 12 charges. The file says seven are felonies, including sexually abusing a minor and second-degree rape without consent, and five are misdemeanors.

The records say Cabanalan was arrested on Oct. 21.

Judge Krystin J. Richardson on Wednesday ordered Cabanalan to be held without bail at the Baltimore County Detention Center until his trial, the file says.

The Office of the Public Defender, which is representing Cabanalan, declined Patch's request for a comment.

Patch also requested a comment from Sheppard Pratt. We will update this story if the organization replies.

Authorities asked anybody who has additional information or believes they may have been a victim to call the police department at 410-887-7720 or the Department of Social Services at 410-887-8463.

Editor's Note: Police changed their description of the suspect's job. This story has been updated to reflect the change.