On December 29, 2025, a child therapist reported to the Hennepin County Department of Human Services (“Department”) that Victim 1, a juvenile female born on [DOB REDACTED], disclosed that she had been sexually abused by JAMAHL LAMONT MARTIN ([DOB REDACTED]) at the home of her adoptive parent, CAROL MEAUX ([DOB REDACTED]), located at [ADDRESS REDACTED] N., Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. At the time of the therapist’s report, Victim 1 lived in MEAUX’S home with Victim 1’s sister, Victim 2, a juvenile female born on [DOB REDACTED]. MARTIN is a cousin to both victims.
On December 29, 2025, at approximately 11:13 A.M., Hennepin County Sheriff’s Deputies executed a Department of Corrections (DOC) parole violation warrant for MARTIN’s arrest at MEAUX’s home. MARTIN was inside the home; MEAUX attempted to hide MARTIN and/or help him escape through the garage but was unsuccessful. After approximately 30 minutes of deputies announcing their presence and the warrant outside the home, MEAUX opened the door. Deputies arrested MARTIN as he emerged from the basement. MEAUX and MARTIN said he was only there to shovel snow.
MARTIN is currently in DOC custody for a parole violation. MARTIN, a level 3 sex offender, was released from prison in 2022 after serving 20 actual years for 1st Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct in ••-CR-02-••••••. He is prohibited from having contact with minors. MEAUX was aware MARTIN could not be around children. On April 29, 2025, the Department received a report of suspected sexual abuse by MARTIN against Victim 1, Victim 2, and another child. Child Protection Investigators (CPI) learned that MARTIN had spent nights at MEAUX’S home in violation of his parole and predatory offender registration requirements.
The Department made a maltreatment finding but did not open the case in court and instead referred it to “services,” creating a “Risk Reduction Plan” in which MEAUX agreed to report if MARTIN had contact with Victim 1, Victim 2, or any other children. On December 31, 2025, forensic interviewers at CornerHouse interviewed Victim 1 and Victim 2. Neither victim [NAME REDACTED] at the hands of MARTIN. Both victims reported feeling safe at home because MARTIN is never there and added that the day MARTIN was arrested, it was only to shovel snow.
On January 6, 2026, a CPI interviewed Victim 1 and Victim 2 at their foster home. Again, neither disclosed sexual abuse by MARTIN. However, after the CPI left, both Victim 1 and Victim 2 disclosed sexual abuse to their foster provider. The foster provider alerted the CPI, who promptly alerted the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD). On January 7, 2026, doctors at M Health Fairview’s Center for Safe and Healthy Children examined Victim 1 and Victim 2. Victim 1 reported severe abdominal pain and was extremely worried she was pregnant (she was not). Victim 1 described, in detailed and age-appropriate language, that on or about December 28 or 29, 2025, MARTIN penetrated her vagina with his penis.
