Jamar Brockington must register as a Tier 1 sex offender following a campus incident while on-duty

Baltimore, Md. (April 30, 2025) - Today, the Office of the State's Attorney for Baltimore City announced that defendant Jamar Brockington, a former police officer with the Coppin State University Police Department, pled guilty to Misconduct in Office and Fourth-Degree Sex Offense. The defendant was sentenced to an aggregate of three years, suspending all but 110 days time served, and three years of probation upon release. He must also register as a Tier 1 sex offender for up to 15 years. Assistant State's Attorney Kimberly Rothwell prosecuted this case.   

“Offenses like this are intolerable and inexcusable in any circumstances, but even more so where a police officer, whose very job it is to protect our youth from predatory behavior like this, is the one who commits the crime. He not only assaulted this teen, but he violated the public’s trust,” said State's Attorney Ivan J. Bates. “I want to thank the BPD investigators who handled this case, the Coppin State Police Department, who cooperated fully with the investigation, and my Police Integrity Unit, who handled this case in consultation with my Special Victims Unit team. This case is a testament to the level of cooperation between various law enforcement agencies, which must continue to work together to hold individuals accountable for their illegal actions. We hope that the quick resolution to this case helps the victim to heal from the trauma inflicted by Mr. Brockington.”

In the early morning of January 1, 2025, Officer Brockington offered to drive a 16-year-old girl from the Coppin State University campus to her off-campus home. Once inside his squad car, the defendant began to make sexual advances towards the victim, ultimately leading to three different instances of unlawful physical contact.  When the juvenile returned home, she told someone in her house about the abuse, and Baltimore Police were notified.

The evidence against Officer Brockington included campus video, which captured two of the three alleged unlawful contacts. The defendant surrendered himself on January 10, 2025, and was held without bond for nearly two months prior to being released on house arrest, where he has remained until today’s plea. The defendant is no longer employed at Coppin State University.