How Could You? Hall of Shame-Joniequa Macklin

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From Milford, Delaware, Joniequa Macklin,32, “an employee of a Middletown-area group home was charged Saturday with repeatedly raping a 17-year-old resident of the home, state police said Tuesday.”

“Police began investigating Joniequa Macklin, 32, of Lincoln, on Sept. 4 after receiving reports of a young man who voluntarily left the group home at about 9:40 p.m. and did not return, Master Cpl. Jeffrey R. Hale said.

Through interviews, police learned that the boy may be involved in an inappropriate relationship with Macklin, believed to have started in July, Hale said.

About two weeks later, police received another tip that the two may be in a home in the …in Milford together and went to the home, he said.

Macklin attempted to escape from the home in a vehicle but was taken into custody, Hale said. The 17-year-old also attempted to run away but came back shortly after, he added.

Macklin was charged with 10 counts of rape, interference with custody, endangering the welfare of a child, reckless endangering, knowingly abusing a resident, sexual abuse of a child by a person of trust, continuous sexual buse of a child and driving while suspended.

Lacking $86,600 secured bail, she was committed to Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution near New Castle.

The teenager was turned over to authorities from the Prince George’s County Maryland Division of Social Services.

Due to the nature of the incident, police said specific details will not be released to protect the teenager.”

Police charge group home employee with rape of teenage resident [Delaware Online 9/22/15 by Brittany Hom]

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