Jessup Man Sentenced To 35 Years In Prison For Rape

JESSUP, MD — A Jessup man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for raping a family member in 2016, according to prosecutors. Authorities said Monday that John Walter Lewis Ramsey IV, 28, of Jessup, was sentenced to 75 years in prison suspend all but 35 years for first-degree rape of his family member.

"My sympathies are with the victim of this brutal sexual assault," said Anne Arundel County State's Attorney Wes Adams in a news release. "I would like to thank Judge (Stacy W.) McCormack for holding Mr. Ramsay accountable for the irreparable damage he caused when he chose to force himself on a member of his own family."

On July 20, 2016, Anne Arundel County Police met with the victim at Howard County General Hospital, where she had been taken for treatment. The victim told investigators that Ramsey entered her room and sexually assaulted her, then fled the residence.

Ramsey entered an Alford plea to the rape charge on March 8. An Alford plea is not a guilty plea, but the defendant admits there is sufficient evidence to find guilt in the eyes of the law.

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