Local sports coach from Parkville arrested on multiple counts of child sexual abuse
(Michael Vincent Bonczewski Booking Photo, Image credit: Carroll County Sheriff’s Office)
Yesterday, The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, headquartered in Westminster, Maryland, announced the arrest of Michael Vincent Bonczewski, a 38-year-old from Parkville, Maryland, on child sexual abuse charges.
According to the sheriff’s report, in January 2021, a victim came forward and reported to Carroll County Advocacy and Investigation Center Detectives that he had been the victim of sexual abuse from 2010 through 2012. He was 13 years old when the abuse began. It is believed that the abuse occurred between 150 to 200 separate times at several locations in Baltimore and Carroll County.
With the assistance of the Baltimore County Police Department, Bonczewski was arrested at his home on Wednesday, August 4. While serving the warrant at his home, “… detectives recovered multiple electronic devices which they say contained concerning content, enough so that he’s being charged with a count of child pornography,” according to WMAR in Baltimore.
He was taken to Carroll County Central Booking, where he was held without bond. He is charged with:
- Sexual Abuse of a Minor, 3 counts
- Continuing Course of Conduct with a Child, 3 counts
- Sexual Solicitation of a Minor
- Child Pornography
Currently, there is only one known victim; but officials are concerned that there are more victims out there. Due to the number of youth organizations Bonczewski has been associated with over the years, detectives feel that additional victims that have not yet come forward.
The following is an approximate timeline of organizations Bonczewski has associated with based on what has been uncovered up to this point in the Sheriff’s Office investigation.
- 2004-Present: Hereford Volunteer Fire Department, Baltimore County
- 2007-2008: Volunteer Football coach at Hereford Middle School, Baltimore County
- 2007-2009: Volunteer for Hereford Recreational Football League, Baltimore County
- 2008-2009: Applied for Paid Staffing for Hereford High School Football, Accepted but left employment prior to season
- 2009-2010: Volunteer Assistant Football Coach at North Carroll Recreational League, Carroll County
- 2011-2012: Assistant Coach for the Manchester Valley High School Football Program Carroll County
- 2011-2012: Assistant Coach for the York County School of Technology Football Program, York, Pennsylvania
- 2014-2015: Volunteer Staff at Chesapeake Rock Lacrosse Club, Baltimore County
- 2016-2017: Volunteer Staff at FCA; Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Baltimore County
- 2017-201: Volunteer Staff at Hamilton Football League, Baltimore County
- 2019-2019: Employed at The Bryn Mawr School, Baltimore City, Landscaping Position
Anyone who believes that they or their child may have been a victim at a location in Carroll County is encouraged to contact our dedicated Tips line at 443-373-1684 or email Detective McMillion at mmcmillion@carrollcountymd.gov.
For any related incident that may have occurred in Baltimore County, please contact Detective Kuhns at 410-853-3650.
Michael Bonczewski was held without bond after his bail review hearing this morning and currently remains at the Carroll County Detention Center.
(Source: Carroll County Sheriff’s Office – Maryland)
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