Man working on a project for an MCPS contractor at the time sentenced to 15 years in prison for raping 12-year-old girl in his vehicle

 

A man accused of raping a 12-year-old girl in his vehicle nearly two years ago was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Thursday.

James Allen Booker, now 61, picked up a girl who was walking home from school during a thunderstorm on May 23, 2019, police said at the time.

Police said Booker drove the girl to her home, parked in front and raped the girl inside the vehicle.

The girl told her parents what had happened. Police arrested Booker five days later.

Booker was charged with one count of second-degree rape and six counts of third-degree sex offense. Court records indicate that he pleaded guilty on Dec. 6, 2019, to the rape charge and one count of third-degree sex offense...

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