SALISBURY, MD - A 22-year-old Millsboro man has been sentenced in Wicomico County to 20 years behind bars for sexual abuse of a minor and second-degree rape.
According to the Office of the State’s Attorney for Wicomico County, Tyler Lecates sexually abused a child in his home in 2019. The victim was under the age of 8.
On December 21, a Wicomico County Circuit Court Judge sentenced Lecates to twenty years of incarceration after Lecates pleaded guilty in July to the charges. After those twenty years, Lecates is to be placed on five years probation under sexual offender supervision and management, as well as lifetime sexual offender supervision. If he violates his probation, he will be subject to another 25 years of incarceration, according to Wicomico County State’s Attorney Jamie Dykes.
“Oftentimes sexual abuse within a household is not reported to authorities initially, leaving survivors to fend for themselves,” said Dykes. “Wicomico County will never turn a blind eye to survivors in need, and we will do what is required to protect those who do not have the ability to protect themselves. The strong sentence imposed by the Court will serve to ensure the safety of the survivor in this case, and will also afford the peace and security necessary for healing.”
