KELITE FERRERAS SENTENCED TO SEVENTY FIVE YEARS FOR SEX ABUSE OF A MINOR AND RAPE

On August 13, 2020, the Honorable S. James Sarbanes, Administrative Judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County, sentenced Kelite Ferreras, 36 years of age, formerly of Salisbury, Maryland to seventy five (75) years of incarceration in the Maryland Division of Corrections. A Wicomico County jury found Ferreras guilty of one (1) count each of sex abuse of a minor, rape second degree, sex offense second degree and an additional related charge on January 29, 2020. Ferreras is also required to register as a Tier III sex offender, which is lifetime registration, and will be subject to lifetime supervision by Parole and Probation. 

In October 2016, Ferreras raped and sexually abused a juvenile under the age of 12, who was present in the home at the time. Ferreras then fled the United States for Haiti, where he was apprehended in March of 2019 by the Haitian Police with the assistance of United States Marshals Service and Interpol. Ferreras was extradited back to Wicomico County, Maryland. 

Wicomico County State’s Attorney (SA) Jamie L. Dykes commended the members of Wicomico County Child Advocacy Center (CAC) for their work in the investigation, specifically thanking Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office investigators DFC D. Schultz and DFC C. Kirkpatrick and Salisbury Police investigator Detective M. Rockwell, all assigned or formerly assigned to the CAC. SA Dykes was especially appreciative of the U.S. Marshals Service Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF) Salisbury Office, including DFC B. Jones, for their extensive efforts over a two (2) year period to return Ferreras to Wicomico County to face justice. SA Dykes also commended, Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Diane Karsnitz, who prosecuted this case.