SALISBURY, MD - A Lansdale, PA man has been sentenced to 20 years behind bars for the sexual abuse of a child under 9 in Wicomico County.
According to prosecutors, Terrance Pinkett, 54, sexually abused the child victim in 1988. On November 15, 2024, Pinkett pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse and second-degree sexual offense. On April 4, a Wicomico County judge sentenced him to 20 years of active incarceration.
Following his sentence, Pinkett will serve five years of supervised probation and will be subject to 15 years of additional jail time should he violate that probation, according to Wicomico County State’s Attorney Jamie Dykes. He will also be prohibited from contact with minors.
“There is no expiration date on justice in Wicomico County,” State’s Attorney Dykes said. “Those who sexually abuse children will not be immune from accountability simply because many decades have passed since their crimes occurred - the pain and trauma suffered by survivors does not wane with the passage of time. The survivor’s bravery in coming forward and the diligent investigation conducted by the Wicomico County Child Advocacy Center resulted in this strong sentence handed down by the Court. I hope this delivers some semblance of justice and peace to this survivor.”