A Maryland man has been sentenced to life plus 25 years in prison for sexually abusing his stepdaughter, who was a young child when the abuse began.
Quinton Perry, 63, received his sentence from the judge on Friday morning, according to the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office.
“The judge told Mr. Perry that he not only took away the victim’s childhood, but affected her for the rest of her life,” said the Prince George County attorney, Aisha Braveboy, in a statement to Fox 5 DC.
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Quinton Perry, 63, was sentenced to life plus 25 years in prison for sexually abusing his stepdaughter. (Prince Georges County State’s Attorney’s Office)
According to court documents, Perry began having sexual contact with his stepdaughter in 2011 when she was 8 years old and continued until 2015, according to Fox 5 DC. The victim reported the abuse in 2018 when she was 14 years old. She was 18 when she testified at the trial.
“He was like a stick of dynamite,” Assistant State’s Attorney Ellen Opdyke said during Friday’s sentencing hearing. “He came in and blew up this family. He physically abused the mother and committed the ultimate betrayal an adult can commit against this child.”
Braveboy said the abuse “affected the lives of everyone in the family”. The girl’s brothers were also abused by Perry and her family are now seeking advice.
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Perry began having sexual contact with her stepdaughter in 2011 when she was eight years old. (Prince Georges County State’s Attorney’s Office)
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The girl was abused for nearly five years when she came forward and accused Perry of sexual misconduct, which led to her arrest and sentencing in August 2022. She told the Child Advocacy Center in 2019 that Perry touched her private parts and forced her to perform sexual acts on him.
“Victims often don’t feel like they will be believed, so it can be difficult for them to make the decision to come forward and report the abuse,” Opdyke said. “This victim came forward and bravely confronted her abuser during the trial and today at sentencing, telling the court about the trauma she went through and how it continues to impact her life. Congratulations on that. Luckily, there is no statute of limitations for child sexual abuse. That means it’s never too late to get justice.
“He can never hurt another person in this country,” Opdyke added.