Convicted sex offender in Charles sentenced to 25 years for child pornography solicitation

The state’s attorney's office for Charles County announced that on July 1, Johnny Darrell Hammonds, 54, of White Plains was sentenced to 25 years in prison for four counts of solicitation of child pornography.

Upon release, Hammonds will be on supervised probation for five years.

On May 3, Hammonds entered a guilty plea to the aforementioned charges, as well as admitted to violating his probation in a separate case involving the sexual solicitation of a minor.

On July 27, 2023, an officer of the Charles County Sheriff's Office received an anonymous tip that Hammonds was sexually harassing the tipster, according to a release from the sheriff's office.

The tipster also reported that Hammonds was using the social media site Quora to send communications.

An investigation into the tip revealed that Hammonds was using Quora to reach out to minors and leave inappropriate comments that were sexual in nature.

Hammonds also exchanged inappropriate messages with four minor female victims and asked them to send sexually explicit photographs.

In 2010, Hammonds was convicted in Charles County Circuit Court for the sexual abuse of a 16-year-old victim. In 2021, he was convicted in Charles County Circuit Court for a separate incident involving the sexual solicitation of a minor and the failure to register a social media account with the Maryland Sex Offender Registry.

Hammonds, a Tier III level sex offender, is required to report all his social media accounts to the Maryland Sex Offender Registry. However, Hammonds failed to report his Quora profile to the state registry.

Additionally, Hammonds was ordered not to have contact with minors, including through electronic means.