Tag: Sexual Assault

Silver Spring Physician Receives 24-Year Sentence for Rape, Sex Offense Convictions

Source of the Spring Staff | Oct 21, 2024Aug 9, 2024 at 7:00 am | Silver Spring, MD

60-year-old physician Ishtiaq Malik was sentenced to 24 years in prison on Wednesday after being convicted of sexually assaulting two of his patients.

Unwanted Touching Leads to 13 Assault, Sex Offense Charges for Aspen Hill Bakery Owner

Source of the Spring Staff | Mar 20, 2025Aug 4, 2024 at 8:00 am | Silver Spring, MD

Montgomery County Police arrested the owner of the Passion Bakery Café in Aspen Hill after an investigation into multiple allegations of inappropriate touching during business hours.

Police Arrest Suspect Wanted for Attempted Sexual Assault in Silver Spring

Source of the Spring Staff | Jul 12, 2024May 4, 2024 at 8:00 am | Silver Spring, MD

Montgomery County Police have announced the arrest of 27-year-old Christopher Love in connection with an attempted sexual assault in Silver Spring.

Suspect Sought in Silver Spring Attempted Sexual Assault Case

Source of the Spring Staff | Jul 12, 2024Apr 25, 2024 at 7:00 am | Silver Spring, MD

Montgomery County Police urge residents to share any information to help identify a suspect who tried to sexually assault a Silver Spring woman.

Suspect Sought in Sexual Assault on Sligo Creek Trail

Source of the Spring Staff | Sep 5, 2024Oct 17, 2023 at 7:24 am | Silver Spring, MD

Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspect in a sexual assault that took place Sunday afternoon on the Sligo Creek Trail.

Police: Suspect Arrested in Sexual Assault With Knife

Source of the Spring Staff | Nov 3, 2024Mar 30, 2023 at 8:42 am | Takoma Park, MD

Takoma Park Police say that 36-year-old Christopher Bernard Wise has been arrested in connection with a sexual assault on March 15 that involved a knife.

Police: Woman Assaulted in Takoma Park by Man She Met on Dating App

Source of the Spring Staff | Oct 10, 2024Mar 19, 2023 at 7:24 am | Takoma Park, MD

Police in Takoma Park are investigating after a woman was assaulted by someone she met through a dating app.

Silver Spring Doctor Charged With Rape, Sexual Assault

Source of the Spring Staff | Aug 9, 2024Feb 17, 2023 at 11:00 am | Silver Spring, MD

Montgomery County Police say that a physician has been arrested and charged with rape and a sexual assault that occurred at an urgent care facility in Silver Spring.

Silver Spring Man Charged With Sexual Abuse

Source of the Spring Staff | Oct 10, 2024Oct 31, 2022 at 1:21 pm | Silver Spring, MD

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Sexual Assault Unit have arrested a Silver Spring man in connection with a sexual assault that occurred in the District’s Dupont Circle neighborhood on Thursday morning.

Silver Spring Man Arrested for Sexual Assault in Bethesda Fitness Center

Source of the Spring Staff | Nov 26, 2023Oct 26, 2022 at 2:36 pm | Silver Spring, MD

An 18-year-old Silver Spring man has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting two women inside the LA Fitness in the 11400 block of Rockville Pike in Bethesda.

Police Arrest Suspect for Attempted Rape at Transit Center

Source of the Spring Staff | Mar 28, 2025Jul 22, 2022 at 6:03 am | Silver Spring, MD

Metro Transit Police say that they have arrested 38-year-old Tiwan D. Sweet of Washington, D.C., in connection with an overnight sexual assault at the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center in downtown Silver Spring.

DHHS, Shady Grove Hospital Begin Ad Campaign to Help Sexual Assault Victims

Mike Diegel | Feb 17, 2023Dec 7, 2021 at 6:55 am | Montgomery County, MD

The county’s Department of Health and Human Services, in collaboration with Shady Grove Adventist Hospital’s Forensic Unit, has begun a Ride On bus and bike share kiosks ad campaign. The campaign is designed to tell residents of the services available for sexual assault victims, in particular, the sexual assault forensic exams provided by the hospital, which have decreased during the pandemic.