City SAO staffer's son charged in minor rape cases seeks new counsel, documents revealed
BALTIMORE (WBFF) — The son of a staffer in the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s office charged with the rape of two minors, including one where investigators said he fathered a child and has requested a new attorney.
Malik Allen, 20, appeared for his pre-trial hearing by video inside Baltimore City Circuit Court.
Allen is facing rape, sex offense and assault allegations in two, separate cases investigators confirmed.
During Thursday’s hearing Allen’s Defense Attorney informed the Judge the defendant’s father, who is the chief of external affairs for the Baltimore City State’s Attorney, had asked him to strike his appearance, meaning stop representing the defendant as the family was now seeking representation from the public defender’s office.
The Judge, therefore, rescheduled the pre-trial hearing for mid-October.
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Meanwhile, new information is being revealed in newly obtained court documents.
According to court records, the first alleged rape of a 13-year-old female occurred at Allen’s listed address in May 2025.
Baltimore Police confirmed Thursday he was arrested the same day as the alleged incident and charged with rape of a minor.
FOX45 News has asked why the case wasn’t immediately prosecuted.
Records show Allen was served with an arrest warrant more than a year later, in July 2026.
At that time Allen was already in custody and being held without bail for the second alleged rape involving another 13-year-old girl, in August 2025.
Investigators said this alleged rape resulted in a child.
According to court documents, the victim alleged Allen raped her in the basement of her home, choking her and then later threatening her if she disclosed the assault.
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Documents indicate the victim reported the crime to her mother three days later, and a sexual assault forensic exam was later conducted at an area hospital.
Court records show Allen was formally served an arrest warrant about 10 months later, in June 2026 after investigators wrote,
"DNA analysis confirmed that Mr. Malik Allen is the biological father of the newborn child"
A deeper dive into court records show Allen was formally served the warrant for first degree rape the same day he appeared in court in Baltimore County for a second degree assault and fourth degree sex offense case.
According to court documents a female student at Goucher College had alleged Allen had put his hands down her shorts and touched her while she was sleeping in her dorm room in February 2026.
Court records show in June 2026 Allen pleaded guilty to second degree assault.
A judge suspended his three years sentence and placed him on 18 months probation.
In another case, a victim who referred to Allen as her boyfriend accused him of assault in a December 2025 incident.
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According to the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office that case was never prosecuted because the victim failed to appear in court.
Baltimore County Deputy State’s Attorney John Cox will be prosecuting the two rape cases because the defendant is the son of a senior officials with the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office.
A spokesperson for the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office wrote,
"Within 30 minutes of learning of the arrest, our office contacted the Baltimore County State’s Attorney’s Office, and Deputy State’s Attorney John Cox agreed to handle the matter."
Still, questions remain.
According to Baltimore Police, Allen was arrested the night of the first alleged rape, on May 21, 2025.
FOX45 News asked why the case wasn’t immediately prosecuted rather than more than a year later, in July 2026.
Within that timeframe another alleged rape had occurred, as well as the assault of a Goucher College student.
The Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office referred that question to the Baltimore County State’s Attorney’s Office now prosecuting the cases.
The Baltimore County SAO has not yet responded to the inquiry.