Man arrested after video evidence of child rape discovered in storage locker bought at auction

Glenn D. Ranger, 55, of Severn, Maryland, was arrested on the evening of April 4 in Dundalk, after authorities discovered evidence that he’d been raping a girl for six to eight years – beginning when the girl was 16-years-old. That evidence, according to WTOP, included thousands of photographs of child pornography and numerous electronic devices that included hard drives, DVDs and VHS tapes. The child porn was discovered inside a storage locker purchased by a private citizen at an auction in Anne Arundel County.

Police believe that Glenn D. Ranger, 55, began raping and filming his female victim when she was around 16, and that the assaults continued for the next six to eight years.

Tapes also showed a young boy between 6 and 8 years old being sexually assaulted by Ranger, the Maryland State Police said.

Investigators believe Ranger filmed the attacks with a hidden camera in an Anne Arundel home where he lived before recently living in Dundalk. ~ per WTOP

According to an August 5 release from the Maryland State Police (MSP), Ranger was arrested near the residence where he has been staying in Dundalk.  He was processed at the Glen Burnie Barrack and taken before a court commissioner for a bond hearing.  He was held without bond at the Anne Arundel County Detention Center.

This investigation began in late March 2018, when a Maryland state trooper assigned to the Criminal Enforcement Division and the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force was contacted by an officer from the Easton Police Department.  A citizen who had purchased a storage locker during an auction in Anne Arundel County had discovered what he believed to be child pornography in the contents of the locker.

The State Police investigator obtained a search warrant for the contents of the locker.  Recovered were thousands of photographs of child pornography and numerous electronic devices that included hard drives, DVDs and VHS tapes.

Photos of a nude female were also recovered.  This same female was seen on VHS tapes being sexually assaulted by a man, later identified as the accused.  Investigators believe these assaults began when the victim was about 16 and continued for six to eight years. 

The tapes also show a male victim, about six to eight years old, being sexually assaulted by the accused.  Investigators believe the accused filmed these assaults with a camera hidden in the bedroom of an Anne Arundel County home where he previously lived. ~ MSP

State Police investigators identified the person who had rented the storage locker as Ranger.  Further investigation led to the location where he was currently residing in Baltimore County.

Investigators have identified and contacted the female victim, who is now an adult.  They are working to identify and contact other victims.  Anyone who has information about Ranger or who may have been a victim, is urged to contact Maryland State Police at 410-819-4780.

NBC News in Washington reports that Ranger is charged with three counts each of second-degree rape, second-degree sex offense, third-degree sex offense and fourth-degree sex offense plus one count each of sexual abuse of a minor, sexual abuse of a minor with a continuing course of conduct, production of child pornography and possession of child pornography. Additional charges could be forthcoming.

~ Written by: Richard Webster, Ace News Today   /   Connect with Richard on Facebook and Twitter