A former diplomat, World Financial institution guide, and married father of three was arrested final month and charged with sexually abusing three kids beneath the age of 10 in Washington, DC, in response to a report.
Thomas Mahony, 42, an Australian nationwide, is accused of abusing two 7-year-old ladies and one 8-year-old boy — with all three incidents occurring at his household dwelling throughout playdates along with his kids, The Washington Publish 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 affordable doubt,” courtroom information reviewed by the outlet acknowledged.
The World Financial institution advised the outlet that Mahony’s employment was terminated after 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 mother or father who volunteered as a photographer for his kids’s swim groups, the report acknowledged.
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 kids have been watching a film, enjoying video video games, or pretending to run to a Goal retailer.
Through the playdate in November 2023, Mahony allegedly escorted a lady to the lavatory of his household dwelling the place he sexually assaulted her, in response to 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 advised the outlet.
“I really feel like I failed as a mom by trusting this individual,” she mentioned.
“I advised 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 “enjoying a sport” together with her daughter in a bed room.
Mahony initially invited her kids over whereas the mom napped at her dwelling after each clans spent the morning of Sunday July 13, at a swim meet.
After the nap, Mahony advised the mom to carry gin, and when she arrived, he made her a drink and shortly retreated to the bed room the place he was enjoying a sport together with her 7-year-old daughter.
The mom approached the bed room quietly and mentioned the woman was sitting close to Mahony’s head. Each have been clothed, however she couldn’t see the place their arms have been.
She entered a state of shock and went to play with the opposite kids within the different room.
When her personal husband arrived at Mahony’s dwelling, she instructed him to verify on their daughter.
The daddy referred to as the 7-year-old’s title and walked in the direction of the bed room. He reported to police Mahony emerged from the bed room shaking nervously from head-to-toe.
Later that night time, the dad and mom defined to the 7-year-old woman that nobody is allowed to the touch her non-public components.
“However Thomas did,” the kid replied, in response to the report.
The woman 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 the same story of abuse that he recounted when advised by his dad and mom to keep away from Mahony.
The then 8-year-old was enjoying 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 acknowledged.
After the incident in July, one other mother or father got here ahead and reported to the nameless mom that their daughter reported being abused by Mahony in 2023 — however the dad and mom determined to present the well-respected neighborhood “hero” the advantage of the doubt.
A fourth baby has claimed this week that Mahony repeatedly sexually abused her, although no prices have been filed in connection to her claims, in response to filings in DC Superior Court docket reviewed by the Washington Publish.
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 baby sexual abuse and one cost of second-degree baby sexual abuse.
He’s due again in courtroom on Aug 26.
A LinkedIn profile reveals 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.
