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Youth coach charged with child sexual abuse in Carroll County

WESTMINSTER, Md. — A youth sports coach who has worked at multiple programs in Maryland and Pennsylvania has been charged with child sexual assault.

News outlets report that the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday announced the arrest of 38-year-old Michael Bonczewski, who has been charged with abuse they said happened a decade ago.

In January, a man reported that he had been the victim of sexual abuse that occurred 150 to 200 times from 2010 to 2012.

Bonczewski of Parkville is charged with second-degree rape, sexual abuse of a minor and child porn solicitation. He was arrested Wednesday and is being held without bail.

Online court records do not list an attorney for Bonczewski.

Woman critically injured in domestic shooting in Bowie; suspect in custody

A woman is in critical condition after a shooting inside a Bowie, Maryland, home Thursday, police said. A caller reported the shooting at about 4:20 p.m., police said. Bowie police officers and Prince George’s County Fire and EMS went to the 8500 block of Myrtle Avenue and found a woman in a bedroom with a gunshot wound to her upper body. The first responders provided lifesaving care before she was taken to a hospital in critical condition, Bowie Deputy Police Chief Robert Liberati said during a briefing. Police arrested a suspect at the scene and found a weapon believed to have been used in the shooting. According to the police, the suspect and victim were in a romantic relationship.
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