Abingdon Rapist Gets Maximum Sentence: State's Attorney

BEL AIR, MD — A Harford County judge has sentenced a former Forest Hill resident to a life sentence plus 10 years for the sexual assault of an Abingdon woman, the state's attorney announced Friday. That is the maximum sentence for the 2005 sexual assault, which was reopened this year due to DNA evidence.

Glenn Joseph Raynor, 49, formerly of Forest Hill, was convicted of first, second and third-degree sex offenses, after his DNA was tested against evidence recovered in the 2005 case through an initiative by the Harford County Sheriff's Office to review evidence in past cases of sexual assault.

At the time of the trial, Raynor was serving a 100-year sentence for a rape in Bel Air that occurred in 2006, according to authorities. Because of the rape conviction, which was issued in 2009, Raynor's DNA was on file.

He was indicted in February 2018 and convicted by a jury in Harford County in September 2018 for the 2005 rape, which officials said was connected to a burglary.

“He followed the victim to her home, grabbed her from her front porch, overpowered her by stopping her breathing and blindfolded her in order to disorient her before taking her and sexually assaulting her," Deputy State’s Attorney Diane Adkins-Tobin said in asking for the maximum sentence.

"Raynor poses a threat and a danger to every woman, and he should never draw another breath as a free man," Adkins-Tobin said. "Raynor’s actions were incredibly predatory and violent."

Judge M. Elizabeth Bowen ordered him to serve a life sentence plus 10 years, which will be served consecutive to the sentence he is already serving.

At sentencing, the victim said that she is still impacted by the trauma from Raynor's crimes.

"...the events that took place that night still haunt me to this day," she said. "The body heals and over time, the physical bruises and wounds disappear, but the heart and mind carry the pain and torment for an eternity."

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Harford County State's Attorney Joseph Cassilly commended the Harford County Sheriff’s Office and Detective Greg Dietz who re-opened the case, as well as Adkins-Tobin and Assistant State’s Attorney Jason Allen for prosecuting.

“This victim needed to be believed, needed to know that she did nothing wrong, and needed to know that she was not alone," Adkins-Tobin said. "I admire her courage in coming forward and agreeing to proceed with the prosecution."

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