Former Maryland School Employee Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing 11 Boys
Ronald Neverdon, a former employee at Maryland's Charles H. Hickey Jr. School, has pleaded guilty in Baltimore County to sexually abusing 11 boys. Prosecutors are recommending a sentence of 10 years of incarceration, followed by five years of supervised probation.…
Baltimore, MD, August 18, 2026 —
Ronald Neverdon, a former employee at Maryland’s Charles H. Hickey Jr. School, has pleaded guilty in Baltimore County to sexually abusing 11 boys. The plea occurred in Baltimore County, according to court documents.
Prosecutors are recommending a sentence of 10 years of incarceration for Neverdon, to be followed by five years of supervised probation. The specific details of the plea agreement were not fully detailed in the provided summary.
This guilty plea is connected to allegations of abuse that surfaced following a 2025 lawsuit. The lawsuit alleged widespread abuse at the Charles H. Hickey Jr. School. Within the context of this lawsuit, Neverdon was implicated in the abuse of over sixty-nine boys. These alleged incidents span a period from the mid-1960s to the mid-1990s.
Neverdon’s sentencing hearing is scheduled to take place on September 29. The outcome of this hearing will determine the final sentence imposed by the court.
Story summarized from the original created by Michelle Richardson on www.cbsnews.com, see more information here.
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