Port Penn Man Arrested For The Rape Of An Eight Year Old

Location:  100 block of S. Congress Street, Port Penn, DE

 

Date of Occurrences:  Unknown at this time. The incident was reported on Wednesday, February 23, 2011.

 

Victim: 

 

-8 year old Port Penn, DE female

 

Defendant: Joshua Jones, 23, Port Penn, DE

 

Charges:

 

-Rape 1^st Degree

-Unlawful Sexual Contact 1^st Degree

 

Resume:  

Port Penn- Delaware State Police Major Crimes detectives have arrested a 23 year old Port Penn man for the rape of an eight year old female after videos of him were discovered by the victim’s mother.

 

The investigation into this incident began on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 as troopers were called to respond to a residence in the 100 block of S. Congress Street in Port Penn. Upon their arrival the troopers were contacted by a 28 year old female resident who advised them that she had discovered two videos on a desk top computer in the residence that depicted her 8 year old daughter performing sexual acts on her 23 year old boyfriend, Joshua Jones.  Troopers were advised that when the mother confronted Jones about the videos, he fled the residence. Troopers searched the area for Jones, however; they could not locate him. The case when then turned over to detectives from the Major Crimes Unit located at Troop 2. After further investigation, detectives obtained a warrant charging Jones with one count each of Rape 1^st Degree and Unlawful Sexual Contact 1^st Degree.

 

On Thursday, February 24, troopers were called to the area of US Rt. 13 at Drawyer’s Creek, north of Odessa, for the report of a suspicious person. Upon their arrival, they came into contact with Joshua Jones and took him into contact without incident. He was then transported to the Wilmington Hospital for an evaluation. After his release he was arraigned by JP Court 2 and committed to the Howard Young Correctional Institute for lack of $55,000 secured bail.