***UPDATE**** Rape Suspect Located in Maryland and Awaiting Extradition to Delaware

Location: 

• Check Road Georgetown, De
• Flowering Plum Road Lincoln, De

DATE and TIME:  

• Between July 2008 and May 2010

Victim(s):

• 14 years of age when incident 1^st began (Female) Sussex County

Suspect(s):  

• Lorne F. Kennedy-38 (current age)

Last Known Address:

• Ties to Sussex County Delaware and Federalsburg Maryland

Active Arrest Warrants:

• 64 counts of Rape Fourth Degree
• Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child
• Endangering the Welfare of a Child

Resume:

Delaware State Police Detectives were notified that Lorne F. Kennedy was taken into custody on Monday, February 28, 2011, by the Caroline County Sheriff’s Department, Maryland.  Kennedy turned himself in to Caroline County Sheriff’s and is currently incarcerated in Maryland.  He will be arrested by Delaware State Police on the listed charges upon his extradition back to Delaware. 

Lorne Kennedy

Released:  030111 1630

DSP News Release:  State Police Seek Public’s Help in Locating Fugitive 

Location: 

• Check Road Georgetown, De
• Flowering Plum Road Lincoln, De

DATE and TIME:  

• Between July 2008 and May 2010

Victim(s):

• 14 years of age when incident 1^st began (Female) Sussex County

Suspect(s):  

• Lorne F. Kennedy-38 (current age)

Last Known Address:

• Ties to Sussex County Delaware and Federalsburg Maryland

Active Arrest Warrants:

• 64 counts of Rape Fourth Degree
• Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child
• Endangering the Welfare of a Child

Resume:

Lincoln/Georgetown-Delaware State Police are seeking the assistance of the public in locating fugitive Lorne F. Kennedy-38 a man with ties to Sussex County Delaware as well as Federalsburg Maryland. 

Kennedy has active warrants consisting of 64 counts of Rape Fourth Degree and 1 count each of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child and Endangering the Welfare of a Child.

State Police detectives began investigating allegations of inappropriate sexual contact with a 14 year old Sussex County teen in January of this year.  During the investigations detectives discovered that Kennedy and the teen forged a relationship which started shortly after the victim turned 14 years of age.  The relationship spanned approximately 21 months.