Maryland Man Gets 20 Years for Cruise Ship Rape - The Southern Maryland Chronicle

Maryland Man Gets 20 Years for Cruise Ship Rape - The Southern Maryland Chronicle

BALTIMORE, Md. — U.S. District Judge Julie R. Rubin sentenced Jalen Thomas Kelley, 22, of Abingdon, Maryland, to 20 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release on May 1, 2025, for aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse, and assault aboard the Carnival Legend cruise ship. After a two-week trial, a federal jury convicted Kelley on December 12, 2024, as announced by U.S. Attorney Kelly O. Hayes and FBI Baltimore Field Office…

Harford County man sentenced to 20 years for sexual assault on Baltimore cruise ship

BALTIMORE, MD—A Harford County man has been sentenced to prison in connection with a sexual assault that occurred on a cruise ship. Jalen Thomas Kelley, 22, of Abingdon, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release. On December 12, 2024, after a two-week trial, a federal jury convicted Kelley of aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse, and assault. Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. Attorney for the District of M…

Cruise Passenger Gets 20 Years for Raping Minor on Carnival Legend

Yesterday U.S. District Judge Julie R. Rubin sentenced Jalen Thomas Kelley, 22, of Abingdon, Maryland, to 20 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for raping a minor who was sailing with her family on a Carnival cruise ship out of Baltimore, Maryland. This news comes from a press release by the U.S. Justice Department. Kelly was previously convicted, following a two-week trial, on December 12, 2024, of “aggravate…