Incest, Rape Of 2 Family Members 'Went On For Years:' Howard Co. Prosecutor

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — A 38-year-old man has been sentenced for sexually abusing and raping a second family member.

Deron Dave Barnett of Elkridge previously was sentenced to 140 years, with all but 60 years suspended, in an earlier, separate case for sexually abusing a family member. He was convicted of two counts of sex abuse of a minor, three counts of rape and three counts of incest in May 2023 for that case, according to court documents.

In November 2022, Howard County Police and social workers were called to the 6200 block of Washington Boulevard in Elkridge on a report that Barnett had sexually abused a family member. That case resulted in the second prosecution of Barnett on abuse charges after a second family member came forward about being abused.

Barnett was convicted in August of one count of sex abuse of a minor, three counts of rape, two counts of incest and one count of child abuse for sexually abusing the second family member. He has been sentenced to 80 years in prison after his conviction in the second case.

The physical and sexual abuse of both family members "went on for years," according to prosecutors.