Fifth man pleads guilty to sexual assault of teen in OC

One of the five men charged in a sexual assault that occurred in Ocean City pleaded guilty to second-degree sex offense and filming child pornography in Circuit Court in Snow Hill last Wednesday.

Kevin J. Caceres, 20, of Rockville, Maryland also faced charges of second-degree rape, assault and other sex offences, for assaulting a 17-year-old girl in a midtown hotel room last Memorial Day weekend. However, he agreed to a plea deal with Assistant State’s Attorney Diane Karsnitz that carried a recommendation to four to nine years in prison.

Second-degree sex offense carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and filming child pornography is punishable up to 25 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

Caceres was charged with assaulting the juvenile in December after a six-month investigation that involved the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office and Ocean City Police Department. The investigation began on June 14, when a Worcester deputy arrested Erick H. Ramirez, 21, of Silver Spring, Maryland on drug charges and confiscated his phone.

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