Hide Transcript Show Transcript THOMAS MANNION, JR HAD BEEN RENTING A ROOM IN THE HOUSE ON BOURBON COURT IN PARKVILLE FOR 11 MONTHS. ACCORDING TO THE WOMAN WHO OWNS THE HOME, GENERAL SHOT OF NEIGHBORHOOD/HOUSE WHEN A NEIGHBOR CALLED HER MONDAY TO SAY HE THOUGHT HE SAW A JUVENILE BREAK IN THROUGH HER BACK DOOR. WITHIN MINUTES, POLICE SAY THE NEIGHBOR WENT OVER TO INVESTIGATE. >> WHEN THE MAN GOT DOWN TO THE BASEMENT, INSTEAD OF FINDING A BURGLAR, HE FOUND THIS SUSPECT NAKED IN BED WITH THIS JUVENILE. KAI: THOMAS MANNION IS 45-YEARS-OLD. AND A CORRECTIONAL SARGEANT AT THE BALTIMORE COUNTY DETENTION CENTER. THE BOY IS 13. AND POLICE SAY THEY BELIEVE MANNION ASSAULTED THE CHILD ON AT LEAST ONE OTHER OCCASION EARLIER THIS YEAR. WHEN HE WAS 12. THE STATEMENT OF PROBABLE CAUSE IS EXTREMELY GRAPHIC. >> THERE WAS MORE THAN JUST SEXUAL INTERCOURSE GOING ON, THERE WAS A LOT MORE, THERE WAS FILMING PHOTOGRAPHS, POSTING TO SOCIAL MEDIA SITES. >> OH MY GOD IT MAKES ME SICK, I MEAN YOU HEAR ABOUT THIS STUFF ALL THE TIME, YOU JUST NEVER THINK IT’S GOING TO BE THIS CLOSE TO HOME, 2 DOORS DOWN FROM WHERE YOU LIVE YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I HOPE THAT THIS GUY ROTS IN JAIL. MEAN IT JUST MAKES ME SICK. KAI: THE WOMAN WHO OWNS THE HOME WHERE MANNION WAS RENTING DIDN’T WANT TO SPEAK ON CAMERA. BUT TOLD US THAT SHE HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE HOUSE. AND THAT SHE HAS 2 SMALL CHILDREN WHO LIVE THERE. ACCORDING TO BALTMORE COUNTY OFFICIALS, MANNION HAS BEEN A SERGEANT AT THE DETENTION CENTER SINCE HE DOESN’T SEVEN. -- SINCE 2007. THEY’VE LAUNCHED AN INTERNAL INVSTIGATION, AND HE’S SUSPENDED WITHOUT PAY. MANNION IS CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE COUNTS OF RAPE AND CHILD PORN. THERE ARE DETAILS IN THE CHARGING DOCUMENT ABOUT HOW THE SUSPECT AND THE VICTIM POSSIBLY MET, BUT POLICE SAY THAT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. THEY ALSO SAY IT’S POSSIBLE THAT THERE ARE MORE VICTIMS. LIVE IN TOWSON, KAI REED, WBAL TV 1 Advertisement Baltimore County Detention Center employee charged with rape of juvenile Share Shares Copy Link Copy A correctional sergeant at the Baltimore County Detention Center is in police custody Wednesday after investigators say he raped a 13-year-old boy. Thomas Mannion, Jr., 45, was arrested Monday, after police were called to a home in Parkville.Some of the details in the statement of charges are too graphic to report. Police said the incidents happened in a home where Mannion was renting a room in the basement. Mannion had been renting a room in the house on Bourbon Court in Parkville for 11 months, according to the woman who owns the home, when a neighbor called her Monday to say he thought he saw a juvenile break in through her back door. Within minutes, police said, the neighbor went over to investigate. "When the man got down to the basement, instead of finding a burglar, he found this suspect naked in bed with this juvenile," said Officer Jenn Peach, of the Baltimore County police.Police said they believe Mannion assaulted the child on at least one other occasion earlier this year, when he was 12. "There was more than just sexual intercourse going on, there was a lot more. There was filming, photographs, posting to social media sites," said Peach. "Oh my God, it makes me sick. I mean, you hear about this stuff all the time, you just never think it's going to be this close to home, two doors down from where you live, you know? I mean, I hope that this guy rots in jail," said a neighbor from the community who did not want to be identified. The woman who owns the home where Mannion was renting didn't want to speak on camera, but told 11 News that she had no idea what was going on in the house and that she has two small children who live there.According to Baltimore County officials, Mannion has been a sergeant at the detention center since 2007. They've launched an internal investigation and he's suspended without pay.Mannion is charged with multiple counts of rape and child porn. There are details in the charging document about how the suspect and the victim possibly met, but police say that is still under investigation. They also say it's possible there are more victims.Mannion is now being held without bail pending trial.This story will be updated.<doc-sep>Baltimore County Detention Center Employee Charged With Rape Of Juvenile A Baltimore County Detention Center employee faces multiple counts of rape after allegedly having sex with a 13-year-old, police said Wednesday. Police began investigating the allegations against Thomas Michael Mannion Jr. of the 100 block of Bourbon Court on Monday. That evening, a neighbor allegedly saw the victim open a sliding glass door and enter the home where the 45-year-old Mannion rents a room. Believing the residence was being burglarized, police said the neighbor went over to assist the homeowner, who gave him permission to go to the basement to look for the burglar. Instead, the neighbor found Mannion nude in bed with the victim. The neighbor left and called police. Mannion initially denied the allegation. Police believe it's the second time that Mannion has had sex with the juvenile, the first being early this year. Included among the charges listed in online court records is an allegation he filmed the sexual conduct. Mannion waived an attorney at his initial appearance Tuesday, and remains held without bond. 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PARKVILLE, MD. (WJZ) — A Baltimore County corrections officer is facing charges after a 13-year-old boy reported he was raped by the officer at his Parkville home Monday. Thomas Mannion, 45, appeared in Baltimore County District Court Wednesday and was charged with rape and child porn. Mannion left in a gray Howard County Detention Center jumpsuit and his bail was denied. Mannion is seen here leaving court in Towson, wearing a Howard County Detention Center jumpsuit. pic.twitter.com/N5I2JPvakt — Paul Gessler (@PaulGessler) May 8, 2019 Some of the details in the charging documents are too graphic to share, but it details how Mannion met the 12-year-old boy at the beginning of the year allegedly on a dating app and brought him back to his Parkville home and raped him. In charging documents, the teen told police Mannion took sexually-explicit photos of him and created an account for him on Grindr. On Monday, Mannion again grabbed the boy, who is now 13, outside his Essex home. A neighbor spotted the boy entering the basement apartment Mannion rented and thought it was a burglary in progress. He asked the homeowner if he could go into the basement to check for the burglar, but instead found Mannion naked in bed with the teen. The neighbor left and called police. Detectives learned Monday evening about the sexual assault. The boy told police the same man assaulted him twice — once this week and once between January and February 2019. “He went to check. And, what he found was a renter who rents out the basement of that home in bed naked with a juvenile subject,” Baltimore County Police spokeswoman Ofc. Jen Peach said. While charging documents suggest the two arrived at this Parkville home together, they left separately. The boy went to GBMC for a sexual assault evaluation and Mannion left in handcuffs. “They had this young boy, about 12 or 13 years old, and they put them in a police car,” a neighbor said, “and then later on, half an hour later maybe an hour, I saw this man handcuffed.” “They haven’t really been living there that long. We don’t really know them that well. You’re a little bit more maybe they’ve been there a year, a little bit more. But, it’s shocking. It’s heartbreaking,” another neighbor said. The victim told detectives Mannion locked the doors and he told Mannion “no.” Mannion is facing multiple life sentences on multiple rape and child porn charges because he allegedly took pictures of the sexual acts. His attorney told the judge he has worked for corrections for 25 years and Mannion has been in the news before. Fifteen years ago, he and other corrections officers were commended for putting a fire out at the women’s correctional facility. The director of Baltimore County Corrections said Mannion was immediately put on leave and they are conducting their own internal investigation. In court, the prosecution suggested there could be more victims. Baltimore County Corrections Officers transported their colleague back to Howard County after his court appearance. Mannion is due back in court May 31. pic.twitter.com/Q4Cv6olAQB — Paul Gessler (@PaulGessler) May 8, 2019 Mannion is due back in court May 31. If you have information in this case, reach out to Baltimore County Police.