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For Immediate Release: Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Gaithersburg, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) have arrested a Rockville man for sexually assaulting a child and are concerned there may be additional victims.

On Thursday, February 20, 2025, 37-year-old Wilmer Alvarado-Gomez allegedly assaulted the child in the area of Parkland Drive in Rockville. He is also accused of sending sexually explicit photos to the victim.

SVID detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Alvarado-Gomez on Friday, February 21. He was taken into custody near his home in Rockville on Saturday, February 22.

Alvarado-Gomez has been charged with second-degree rape without consent of a child under 13 and second-degree rape of a child under 14. He is currently being held without bond at the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit.

SVID detectives urge anyone with information or who may have been victimized by Alvarado-Gomez to contact the Special Victims Investigations Division at 240-773-5400.