'Father figure' sentenced to life for raping young girl under his care for several years

WALDORF, Md. (TCD) -- A 67-year-old man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for sexually abusing a young girl under his care hundreds of times. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced April 3 that Charles Clark was sentenced to life in prison. Additionally, he’ll have to serve supervised release for life and register as a sex offender. Clark pleaded guilty in federal court on Oct. 11, 2022, to coercion and enticement of a minor. Clark also pleaded guilty in a related case out of Charles County, Maryland, on March 30, 2023, to one count of sexua