by Kayla Cohen ‘17

A suspect has been identified and interviewed regarding the sexual assault of a teenage girl on September 15 while she walked near Route 108 in the Sandy Spring area. The victim returned to her home after the assault and told her parents of the incident; she then went to the hospital where she received medical treatment. Detectives from the Special Victims Investigations Division are continuing the investigation, and have determined that the assault was not a random act. As of last week, the State’s Attorney’s Office was reviewing the facts of the case.

To protect the victim’s privacy, the police have not identified which school the student attends. Parents of all Sherwood students were notified of the assault in the late afternoon on September 16 via a Connect Ed message to their homes. A follow-up email was sent home four days later on September 20, and it contained an attached letter about the incident.