'Houseguest' faces up to 35 years in Maryland sex abuse case

'Houseguest' faces up to 35 years in Maryland sex abuse case

A West Virginia man who was staying overnight as a houseguest in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, faces up to 35 years in prison in a sex abuse case.

Houseguest Convicted Of Felony Sex Abuse Of A Minor, Faces Up To 35 Years - The BayNet

LEONARDTOWN, Md. – State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that Collin Andrew Hixson, 34, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was convicted of sex abuse of a minor and second-degree assault stemming from a May 2025 incident. Following a bench trial before the Honorable Joseph Stanalonis, Hixson was convicted of the following offenses: •                  Sex abuse of a minor (maximum penalty of 25 years in prison); and •                  Secon…