Crime & Safety
Former Franklin Square Worker Charged In Child Porn Case: Police
Police said a former employee of MedStar Franklin Square has been charged in connection with images of a patient being sexually assaulted.
BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — An employee at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center has been charged with sex offenses, according to police. Authorities said the investigation began with a tip through the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that he may be looking at child pornography.
Detectives found images of a girl being sexually assaulted Sept. 18, 2016, and determined she was a patient at Franklin Square while he was working there, officials said. He is no longer employed by the hospital, according to police.
Donald Joseph Benson Jr., 40, of the 3400 block of Park Falls Drive in Nottingham, faces six charges:
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- Possession of child pornography
- Filming a minor engaged in a sex act
- Sexual abuse of a minor
- Second-degree sex offense
- Third-degree sex offense
- Fourth-degree sex offense
Benson was arrested Thursday, and a preliminary hearing is slated for March 6.
Anyone who has information about the case or Benson may call the Baltimore County Police Crimes Against Children Unit at 410-853-3650.
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