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