Crime & Safety
The Baltimore Sun: Crofton Teen's Sentence for Rape of Child Cut by Half
David B. Raszewski was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the rape of a 7-year-old girl in 2009. On Tuesday, an Anne Arundel County court reduced his sentence to 20 years.
A Crofton teenager who lured a 7-year-old girl from a playground and raped her has had his sentence reduced by more than half, according to the Baltimore Sun's Andrea F. Siegel.
David B. Raszewski was 17 when he raped the girl. He was then sentenced 50 years in prison. That sentence was reduced to 20 years, the Baltimore Sun reported.
According to the Sun, three Anne Arundel County judges issued a 27-page opinion where they called the crime "vicious and heinous." The same opinion referenced Raszewski was young with no criminal past and was diagnosed after his arrest with "atypical autism," the Sun reported.
Now at 19 years old, Raszewski will be eligible for parole consideration before he turns 30.
Read details here: http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-05-24/news/bs-md-ar-raszewski-20110524_1_crofton-community-sexual-assault-victims-anne-arundel-county-judges
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