CHILD SUPPORT DIVISION RECEIVES SILVER AWARD

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FREDERICK, MD –   The State’s Attorney’s Office is proud to announce that the Frederick County Department of Social Services, Office of Child Support, in cooperation with the Child Support Division of the State’s Attorney’s Office have earned the Maryland State Child Support Administration’s Silver Award for outstanding performance in fiscal year 2021.  The Silver Award is given to the counties who exceed their goals for the fiscal year in at least three of the four performance measures set for that county for the fiscal year (Support Orders Established, Paternity Established, Current Support Collections and Cases Paying on Arrears).  Frederick County was one of only eight counties in the state to achieve this standard and were commended by Kevin Guistwite, Executive Director of the Child Support Administration when the awards were announced on December 10, 2021: “This level of success during the second year of the unprecedented COVID-19 Pandemic is an achievement for which all are to be proud.”

 

The State’s Attorney’s Office has been fortunate to have a working relationship under a Cooperative Reimbursement Agreement with the Department of Social Services Child Support Division for more than 20 years.

 

State’s Attorney Charlie Smith added, “our joint effort, hard work and cooperation has led to this great success, and we also acknowledge and thank Debbie Marini, Director, Tiffany Gregoire, Assistant Director and the entire Child Support Staff at DSS for this long term and successful partnership.”

FREDERICK MAN CONVICTED OF RAPE OF 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL

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FREDERICK, MD – Yesterday evening at approximately 5:30 pm, a Frederick jury returned guilty verdicts for 2nd degree rape, 3rd degree sex offense and 2nd degree assault in the trial of Willian Alexander Reyes-Reyes, age 28, of Frederick, MD. Judge Theresa M. Adams requested that the court’s assignment office determine a sentencing date.

 

On October 11, 2019, officers with the Frederick Police Department responded to an apartment on Waverly Drive in Frederick. Officers spoke with an adult female who advised her 14-year-old daughter said she was raped the day prior, October 10, 2019. Investigators learned that the victim had been hanging out with a group of friends in the woods behind the Elmwood Terrace Apartments on the evening of October 10th. The defendant, who was known to the victim, was also with the group. When the victim went to leave the group and go home, the Defendant insisted upon walking her home.  Once away from the group, he told her he was lost and told her to sit down while he tried to figure out where they were.  As soon as she sat down, he attacked her.

 

State’s Attorney Charlie Smith commented, “This young teenage girl was attacked and sexually assaulted by a grown man. The jury’s swift verdict in this case indicates they recognized the overwhelming evidence and witness testimony. We look forward to sentencing and making sure he never poses a threat to another child.”

 

The State was represented by Chief Assistant State’s Attorney Tammy Leache.

 

Willian Alexander Reyes-Reyes