DOVER, Del. — A 56-year-old Dover man has been arrested and charged with multiple offenses following an investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse, the Dover Police Department announced Wednesday.
Thomas Kennedy was taken into custody on July 30 after a juvenile victim reported inappropriate contact during the month of July 2025. According to investigators, Kennedy was known to the victim. Further details regarding the location, date, and the victim’s age are being withheld to protect the victim’s identity.
Following the investigation, warrants were issued, and Kennedy was arrested without incident. He was processed and arraigned at the Dover Police Department.
Kennedy was charged with sexual abuse of a child by a person of trust and unlawful sexual contact in the second degree. He is being held at Sussex Correctional Institution on $10,000 secured bail.