Maryland police officer, 25, is charged with raping two women and trying to forcibly kiss a third

Maryland police officer, 25, is charged with raping two women and trying to forcibly kiss a third

  • Baltimore County police officer Anthony Westerman, 25, charged with two counts of second-degree rape and three counts of second-degree assault 
  • Westerman accused of raping two women in October 2017 and June 2019
  • He is also suspected of grabbing and trying to kiss a third woman against her will during a birthday party in June 2019 
  • Westerman has served on the force since 2013, and his most recent assignment was at the Essex Precinct in Maryland 

Baltimore County police officer Anthony Westerman, 25, has been charged with two counts of second-degree rape and three counts of second-degree assault

A Maryland police officer has been charged with multiple counts of rape and sexual assault stemming from separate incidents over the past two years involving at least three different women.  

Officer Anthony Michael Westerman, 25, with the Baltimore County Police Department, was arrested on Saturday following a two-month investigation.  

Westerman has served on the force since 2013. His most recent assignment was at the Essex Precinct. In the wake of his arrest, the officer has been suspended without pay. 

According to a press release from the police department, the Special Victims Unit opened the investigation into  Westerman in October 2019, after police received a tip accusing him of sexual misconduct. 

The investigation has uncovered that between October 2017 and June of this year, Westerman allegedly has raped two woman, one of whom was drunk and was looking to the officer to deliver her safely home.

Westerman is also suspected of trying to kiss a woman against her will. 

Westerman has served on the force since 2013, and his most recent assignment was at the Essex Precinct (pictured)

Westerman has served on the force since 2013, and his most recent assignment was at the Essex Precinct (pictured) 

‘The allegations made in this case are reprehensible and are not representative of the values and ethics of the Baltimore County Police Department,’ Baltimore County Police Chief Melissa Hyatt said in a statement. 

According to court records cited by The Baltimore Sun, on October 4, 2017, Westerman and two female friends were drinking at a bar when one of the women became so drunk that she passed out in her car parked outside the establishment.

The 22-year-old woman later told police that she was awakened by a knock on her window and saw her friend standing with Westerman.

The alleged victim claimed she wished to remain in her car until she was sober enough to drive home, but she said Westerman offered to order an Uber for her and her friend to take them to her home.

Instead, according to the complainant, Westerman had the ride-share driver take the two women to his own house, where he raped the 22-year-old.

On June 8, 2019, a 20-year-old woman, who reportedly considered Westerman to be like a brother to her, was asleep in a guest room at the officer’s house after a night of drinking when she said the cop forced himself on her.

Westerman was booked into the county jail on Saturday, following a two-month investigation into allegations of rape and sexual misconduct made by three women

Westerman was booked into the county jail on Saturday, following a two-month investigation into allegations of rape and sexual misconduct made by three women 

The victim said she did not immediately report the rape because Westerman is a police officer. 

Two weeks later, Westerman was at a birthday party with another 22-year-old woman when he allegedly pulled her aside to a secluded area.

The victim said she thought Westerman was going to share with her how he was planning to propose to his girlfriend. Instead, the officer allegedly grabbed and tried to kiss the woman twice, before she left the event with a family member.

Westerman was booked into the Baltimore County Detention Center on two counts of second-degree rape and three counts of second-degree assault. 

The 25-year-old officer appeared before a judge on Monday and was denied bond. He is due back in court on January 3, 2020, for a preliminary hearing.  

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