Lucius Kearney, a 52-year-old former officer of the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to 90 months in prison for sexually abusing a minor. The U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves announced the sentencing following Kearney's conviction by a Superior Court jury on September 27, 2024, for one count of first-degree sexual abuse of a child.

The court also imposed an additional ten years of supervised release on Kearney and mandated that he register as a sex offender for a decade. Judge Maribeth Raffinan delivered the sentence.

Evidence presented during the trial revealed that the victim met Kearney during the 2005-2006 school year while working on a school project at the Fourth District Police Station where Kearney was stationed. Their communication turned inappropriate and led to sexual acts in his truck near a public library where the victim volunteered.

The abuse came to light in 2020 when the victim encountered Kearney unexpectedly while he was on duty near her residence.

U.S. Attorney Graves praised those involved in investigating and prosecuting the case, including personnel from both the Metropolitan Police Department and U.S. Attorney’s Office such as Paralegal Specialists Garcia Clarke and Veronica Yale, Victim Advocate Veronica Vaughan, Supervisory IT Specialist Leif Hickling, Intern Emily Moran, former Assistant U.S. Attorney Rachel Bohlen who initiated and indicted the case, along with Assistant United States Attorneys Peter Taylor and Richard Kelley who carried out prosecution duties.