Janitor From PG County Pleads Guilty To Sex Assault Of Juvenile Student

WASHINGTON, DC — A Prince George's County man pled guilty Wednesday to sexually assaulting a juvenile girl while he was working as a janitor at a Southeast Washington elementary school, U.S. Attorney Channing D. Phillips.

Mandell L. Whitted, 50, of Capitol Heights, pleaded guilty to a charge of attempted first-degree child sexual abuse stemming from the 2005 assaults.

According to facts submitted at the hearing, Whitted worked as a janitor at J.C. Nalle Elementary School in the 200 block of 50th Street in Southeast Washington. The 12-year-old female victim worked on a cleaning crew during the summer of 2005 and then worked at an after-school program in the fall of 2005.

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Whitted allegedly sexually assaulted the girl on numerous occasions at various locations — including the janitor's office — between May 2005 to November 2005, Phillips said.

Following an investigation by the Metropolitan Police Department, Whittam was arrested in February 2017. He has been in custody ever since.

The plea calls for an agreed-upon sentence of five years in prison, Phillips said. After Whitted is released, he will be required to register as a sex offender for ten years. Whitted will be sentenced Nov. 16.

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