Cody Boteler

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New court filings reveal total of 19 men allege sexual abuse and cover up at Calvert Hall

1 week ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Cody Boteler

The number of men who say they were victims of sexual abuse at Calvert Hall College High School has grown to 19, according to lawsuits filed this week — at the same time as Maryland is facing fundamental changes to how abuse survivors can seek justice through civil lawsuits. One of the newly filed complaints, submitted Monday, claims Calvert Hall staff “knowingly protected” abusive clergy to prevent the public from learning they were allegedly molesting children.
Survivors allege ‘decades’ of sexual abuse and cover-up at Calvert Hall

1 week ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Cody Boteler

New complaints filed this week allege that over the course of decades, staff at Calvert Hall College High School in Towson “repeatedly ignored credible reports of sexual abuse,” allowed known abusers to have continued access to students and failed to report misconduct to authorities.
Calvert Hall allegations: New complaints allege 'decades' of abuse and cover-up

1 week ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Cody Boteler

New complaints filed this week allege that over the course of decades, staff at Calvert Hall College High School in Towson “repeatedly ignored credible reports of sexual abuse,” allowed known abusers to have continued access to students and failed to report misconduct to authorities.
Comet visible in Maryland this weekend: ‘Once every couple years event’

1 week ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Cody Boteler

A newly discovered comet is visible in the morning sky this month if you know where to look — and if you have a bit of help. The celestial object, named Comet C/2025 F2 (SWAN), was discovered by an amateur Australian astronomer. To see the comet yourself, you’ll want to head outside just before dawn and look toward the northeast horizon, said Kelly Lepo, an education and outreach scientist at the Baltimore-based Space Telescope Science Institute.
Family of Bailee Brooks, killed in I-695 crash, calls for release of dashcam footage

1 week ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Cody Boteler

Bailee Brooks, 9, was a “precious, magical girl” who was at the center of her family members’ lives. Since she died in a car crash along with a 9-year-old friend, Serenity Gross, last week, her family has “endured the unimaginable,” said Thiru Vignarajah, an attorney representing Bailee’s family.
Foundation CEO on Key Bridge fund backlash: ‘Issue now has my full attention.’

2 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Lee Sanderlin |Cody Boteler

After two days of intense public blowback, the Baltimore Community Foundation CEO said she plans “to get things back on track” by working with City Hall to find ways to support the families of the six men who died in the Key Bridge collapse.
Man charged in 2020 cold case killing of pregnant woman and her baby in Columbia

2 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Cody Boteler

On a late July night in 2020, 30-year-old Rabia Ahmad was hit by a bullet inside a house in Columbia — a place she had just recently begun to call home. She was 28 weeks pregnant. Ahmad died at the hospital, and doctors were forced to deliver her baby, Ahja. Ahja died five days later. Now, nearly five years later, Howard County police say they’ve arrested the man responsible. The Baltimore Banner thanks its sponsors. Become one.
Bailee Brooks and Serenity Gross: Two Lutherville Lab students die in car crash

2 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Cody Boteler

Two third grade girls who attended Lutherville Laboratory died in a car crash on the Beltway in Baltimore County this weekend, school officials and family members confirmed. The children, Bailee Brooks and Serenity Gross, were described as bright, happy, joyful and beloved members of the school community. Will Hanna, Bailee’s great-uncle, is acting as a family spokesperson. He said the family was devastated.
BWI’s new top official comes from Federal Aviation Administration

2 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Cody Boteler

The Maryland Aviation Administration, which oversees the airports in the state, has a new executive director and CEO. Shannetta R. Griffin was named the administration’s new head at the end of last week, after working as the associate administrator of airports for the Federal Aviation Administration from 2021 to 2025. She will start her new position April 7.
Ex-priest accused of sex abuse in Baltimore County indicted on 15 charges

2 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Cody Boteler

William Mannion Jr., the ex-priest who turned himself in to police in late March after facing charges related to child sexual abuse, was indicted in Baltimore County Circuit Court on Monday on additional charges. Mannion, 62, of Sparrows Point, is now charged with 15 felonies, including second-degree sex offense and child abuse. He is accused of abusing a boy at the Catonsville church complex when that boy was in second through fourth grades.