Man sentenced in rape of Delaware teen; he also faces sexual assault charges in Canada

A 42-year-old Jamaican citizen who pleaded guilty to raping and impregnating a Delaware teen was in the U.S. after fleeing a prior sexual assault conviction in Canada, the state Department of Justice said Friday.

He was also using a different name, the DOJ said.

The Laurel man, who was known in Delaware as Omar Cameron, received a 35-year prison sentence in Delaware Superior Court, prosecutors said. He pleaded guilty in December to second-degree rape, fourth-degree rape, sexual abuse by a person in a position of trust or authority and endangering the welfare of a child.

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Before he was scheduled to be sentenced, officials uncovered his real name was David Grant and that he is a Jamaican citizen, the DOJ said. Authorities then discovered he was convicted of sexual assault in Canada in the 1990s.

He fled from Canada to the United States years later while still on probation, authorities said. Canadian police issued a new warrant for his arrest on sexual assault and related charges after he left, prosecutors said.

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Grant moved to Delaware, but it was unclear in the Justice Department statements when he came to the First State. He was charged in April with raping a teenaged victim over a period of time. After the victim became pregnant with his child, the abuse was reported to police, said Carl Kanefsky, spokesman for the state DOJ.

The defendant's arrest warrant for sexual assault and violation of probation are still pending in Canada.

Contact Josephine Peterson at (302) 324-2856 or jhpeterson@delawareonline.com. Follow her on Twitter at @jopeterson93.