The News Journal
A state correctional officer has been suspended with pay following his arrest Wednesday for allegedly having sex with an underage girl he met in an online chat room.
Derek J. Wilson, 22, of Dover was released on $15,000 bail Wednesday after being charged with two counts of fourth-degree rape and solicitation of a child.
He faces a hearing on the charges March 9.
Dover police Capt. Lester Boney said an investigation revealed that Wilson set up two meetings with the 15-year-old in January and February 2006 at Schutte Park on Electric Avenue where the pair allegedly engaged in sex acts in his car.
Court records showed the girl confirmed with police she had sexual relations with Wilson on the two occasions.
The alleged incidents occurred before Wilson's employment at the state Department of Correction, spokeswoman Gail Stallings Minor said.
Minor said Wilson was hired as a correctional officer May 23, 2006.
He has been suspended with pay pending the outcome of the police investigation.
Contact Terri Sanginiti at 324-2771 or tsanginiti@delawareonline.com.
