A former diplomat, World Financial institution guide, and married father of three was arrested final month and charged with sexually abusing three youngsters below the age of 10 in Washington, DC, in accordance with a report.
Thomas Mahony, 42, an Australian nationwide, is accused of abusing two 7-year-old women and one 8-year-old boy — with all three incidents occurring at his household house throughout playdates together with his youngsters, The Washington Post reported.
The alleged abuse occurred in separate incidents in November 2023, February 2023, and as lately as July 2025.
Police have been notified as early as the primary incident in 2023, however the US Lawyer's workplace didn't prosecute Mahony due to “consideration of the federal government's burden of past an inexpensive doubt,” courtroom information reviewed by the outlet said.
The World Financial institution instructed the outlet that Mahony's employment was terminated once they have been knowledgeable of his arrest and prices on July 23.
Mahony was recognized within the Northwest Washington group as an engaged and proud guardian who volunteered as a photographer for his youngsters's swim groups, the report said.
The mom of two alleged victims mentioned she as soon as considered Mahony as “a hero of the group,” earlier than studying of the abuse which allegedly occurred whereas the younger youngsters have been watching a film, taking part in video video games, or pretending to run to a Goal retailer.
Through the playdate in November 2023, Mahony allegedly escorted a woman to the lavatory of his household house the place he sexually assaulted her, in accordance with the report. That incident was reported to authorities.
The mom of two different victims mentioned she trusted Mahony up till the second final month when she found him allegedly abusing her 7-year-old daughter.
“The one factor you are able to do is simply cry,” the nameless mom of two of the kids who Mahony is charged with abusing instructed the outlet.
“I really feel like I failed as a mom by trusting this particular person,” she mentioned.
“I instructed my husband if there's a household we will belief, it have to be this household.”
The mom described the incident in July throughout which Mahony mentioned he was “taking part in a sport” along with her daughter in a bed room.
Mahony initially invited her youngsters over whereas the mom napped at her house after each clans spent the morning of Sunday July 13, at a swim meet.
After the nap, Mahony instructed the mom to carry gin, and when she arrived, he made her a drink and rapidly retreated to the bed room the place he was taking part in a sport along with her 7-year-old daughter.
The mom approached the bed room quietly and mentioned the lady was sitting close to Mahony's head. Each have been clothed, however she couldn't see the place their fingers have been.
She entered a state of shock and went to play with the opposite youngsters within the different room.
When her personal husband arrived at Mahony's house, she instructed him to test on their daughter.
The daddy referred to as the 7-year-old's identify and walked in direction of the bed room. He reported to police Mahony emerged from the bed room shaking nervously from head-to-toe.
Later that evening, the mother and father defined to the 7-year-old lady that nobody is allowed to the touch her personal components.
“However Thomas did,” the kid replied, in accordance with the report.
The lady revealed that the alleged abuse occurred greater than as soon as and would occur when Mahony's spouse was asleep.
The couple's son had an analogous story of abuse that he recounted when instructed by his mother and father to avoid Mahony.
The then 8-year-old was taking part in video video games with Mahony's son when the dad sat down subsequent to him and allegedly touched him inappropriately over the clothes throughout a playdate in July 2024, the report said.
After the incident in July, one other guardian got here ahead and reported to the nameless mom that their daughter reported being abused by Mahony in 2023 — however the mother and father determined to provide the well-respected neighborhood “hero” the good thing about the doubt.
A fourth youngster has claimed this week that Mahony repeatedly sexually abused her, although no prices have been filed in connection to her claims, in accordance with filings in DC Superior Court docket reviewed by the Washington Submit.
Within the fallout of the wicked revelations, Mahony's spouse introduced intentions to maneuver to Japan after which again to Australia, the report mentioned.
Mahony was denied launch with prosecutors calling the Australian nationwide a “important flight threat.”
He faces two prices of first-degree youngster sexual abuse and one cost of second-degree youngster sexual abuse.
He's due again in courtroom on Aug 26.
A LinkedIn profile exhibits that one Thomas Mahony was an economist on the World Financial institution beginning in January 2023.
Previous to that, the Johns Hopkins graduate served as First Secretary for the Embassy of Australia in Washington DC and a senior analyst within the Australian Authorities.
