Tier 2 Sex Offender Arrested for Rape of 14-Year-Old Girl 11-13-14
Incident #: 50-14-30376 Date/Time: Various dates between 9-1-14 and 11-9-14
Location: Undisclosed
Narrative:
The Dover Police Department has arrested 35-year-old Fletcher Tilghman after a family member caught him performing a sexual act on a 14-year-old girl. The child was interviewed by the Children’s Advocacy Center where it was learned that the victim and 35-year-old man had engaged in sexual intercourse on at least seven separate occasions between September 1st and November 9th, 2014. Tilghman is a registered Tier-2 Sex Offender. Tilghman was charged with seven counts of Third Degree Rape, Unlawful Sexual Contact, and Unlawful Sexual Contact Against a Child by a Sex Offender. He was committed to James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in default of $410,000.00 Cash bond.
Officer Releasing Information: Cpl. Mark Hoffman, Public Information Officer

Age: 35
Hometown: Dover, DE