Teen Charged With Raping 9-Year-Old Girl At State Fair
TIMONIUM, Md. (WJZ) -- A 17-year-old teen was charged with raping a 9-year-old girl at the Maryland State Fair in Baltimore County.
According to the investigation, Jonathan Fleming had been sexually abusing the girl since she was three. The girl said the abuse occurred several times a year.
She told police that Fleming touched her inappropriately and then took her to a more secluded area in a slide barn. Over the course of 15-20 minutes, she said he forced her to perform various sex acts, including intercourse.
"There was a farmer there that actually saw him buckling up his pants and approached the two of them," said Baltimore County Police Ofc. Shawn Vincent. "When the boy saw he was being approached, he left with the young girl."
The suspect's and the victim's families were friends and traveled to various fairs around Maryland and Delaware.
Fleming has been charged with second degree rape, second degree sex offense and second degree assault, among other charges. He's being held on $500,000 bond.