Talbot Co. man arrested for sexually abusing minor

TILGHMAN, Md. – A Talbot County man is behind bars following a child sex abuse investigation.

This month, detectives initiated an investigation into a sexual child abuse occurring at a residence in Tilghman, learning that a subject, identified as 61-year-old Eric Werner, sexually assaulted a juvenile on two different occasions.

Werner was arrested last week and charged with second degree child abuse, sex abuse of a minor, third and fourth degree sex offense, second degree assault, and obscene matter. He was held without bond at the Talbot County Detention Center.