Ex-Ravens cheerleader charged with sex with teen
GEORGETOWN, Del. — A former Baltimore Ravens cheerleader and the estranged wife of a prominent Maryland energy executive has been indicted and arrested on charges of having sex with a 15-year-old boy, police announced Wednesday.
Molly Shattuck, 47, was indicted Monday on two counts of third-degree rape, four counts of unlawful sexual contact and three counts of providing alcohol to minors, Delaware State Police Sgt. Paul Shavack said. She was released on $84,000 bond after an arraignment Wednesday in Sussex County Superior Court in Georgetown, Delaware.
Shattuck’s attorney did not immediately return a call for comment Wednesday and Shattuck’s Baltimore home phone rang unanswered.
On Sept. 26, a 15-year-old boy told police that Shattuck began an inappropriate relationship with him near Baltimore and that it culminated with sexual activity at a vacation rental home in Bethany Beach, Delaware, over Labor Day weekend, Shavack said. Police executed a search warrant on Shattuck’s home Oct. 1 and seized items but Shavack declined to specify what they were.
In a letter sent to parents on Wednesday, the headmaster of the school the teen attends — the McDonogh School in Owings Mills, Maryland — wrote that he became aware of “inappropriate behavior by a current parent” and a student on Sept. 24 and reported the allegations to police.
“While I was instructed by the police not to communicate with you until now because of the criminal investigation, I want you to know that the parent has been prohibited from entering McDonogh’s campus and additional security measures have been in place to assure the safety of students since the incident was reported,” Headmaster Charlie Britton wrote.
He added that the school’s top priority is the students’ safety and well-being, and counselors are in place if any students need them.
Shattuck’s website says she has three children, including a 15-year-old son.
Shattuck is separated from Mayo Shattuck, 60, the former CEO of Baltimore-based Constellation Energy Nuclear Group and the current chairman of Chicago-based Exelon Corp., also an energy provider. Exelon, which has electric and gas utilities in Maryland, Illinois, and Pennsylvania, now owns Constellation.
In 2005, Molly Shattuck became the oldest NFL cheerleader in history up to that time when the Ravens selected her for the squad on her first tryout. She cheered for two years and was a part-time coach for six more years.
Shattuck also is a fitness consultant and advocate, and published a book in February called “Vibrant Living.” Her website, which is in “maintenance mode” Wednesday morning, says she has implemented a 21-day plan for health and improved living with people, companies and groups across the U.S. for the past several years.
A cached version of her biography on the site says she is an ambassador for the American Diabetes Association and works with the American Heart Association and United Way of Central Maryland’s Access to Healthy Food Initiative. She’s a trustee of the United Way of Central Maryland, and a member of boards for the Baltimore School for the Arts, the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and the National Children’s Museum.
In 2008, Shattuck appeared on an episode of the ABC-TV reality show “Secret Millionaire” and gave away $190,000 to people helping the poor.
According to online Maryland court records, Molly and Mayo Shattuck filed for divorce Sept. 29 in Baltimore County. The Baltimore Sun reported in March that the couple had separated, although Molly Shattuck demurred to the newspaper about when the breakup occurred, saying, “It’s been awhile.”
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Associated Press writers Amanda Lee Myers in Washington, D.C., and Juliet Linderman in Baltimore contributed to this report.
