Tag: sex offenders
Voice coach arrested for inappropriate contact with minors
Fairfax County Police arrested a former voice coach for having inappropriate contact with multiple minors dating back to 2004. Detectives from the Child Abuse Squad received a referral on July 15 that a child was inappropriately touched by an adult male. Following an investigation, detectives arrested Christopher Dudley, 46, of Fairfax. Dudley gave private voice … Continued
16 men arrested for soliciting minors
The Fairfax County Police Department on July 2 announced the arrest of 16 men following a months-long operation targeting online predators who sought to commit sexual acts with minors. Detectives from our Child Exploitation Unit (CEXU) focused on identifying offenders who used online platforms to initiate inappropriate conversations with individuals they believed to be underage. … Continued
Audrey Moore aquatics director charged with a sex crime
Fairfax County Police arrested the aquatics director at the Audrey Moore Rec Center for inappropriate sexual contact with a juvenile employee. Police were called to the rec center, at 8100 Braddock Road in Annandale, shortly before 11 a.m. on June 8 for a report about a sex offense. The complainant reported that a juvenile employee … Continued
Teacher charged with sexual assault
Eric Sean Williams of Annandale, a longtime substitute teacher at St. Michael’s Catholic School in Annandale, was arrested on Feb. 27 for multiple counts of sexual assault involving a minor, the Catholic Diocese of Arlington announced. No known criminal incidents took place on parish or school property, the diocese states. Williams had been a sub … Continued
Annandale man arrested for child pornography
Fairfax County Police charged an Annandale man with multiple counts relating to the possession and production of child sexual abuse materials. On Nov. 28, detectives from FCPD’s Child Exploitation Unit in the Major Crimes Bureau received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children involving a suspect uploading sexual material involving children. … Continued
ICE arrests sex offender in Annandale
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested a convicted sex offender in Annandale on Aug. 19.
Judge rejects plea deal for child abductor
A Fairfax County judge rejected a plea deal for a child sex offender who attempted to abduct a 4-year-old girl from an Annandale apartment last year, WUSA9 reports. On June 15, 2023, a man broke into a ground-floor unit at the Wedgewood Apartments on Little River Turnpike at around 4 a.m. When he dragged … Continued
Man arrested for two brutal sexual assaults in Annandale
Police arrested a man for two brutal sexual assaults last week in Annandale. The perpetrator of both crimes is “a monstrous 23-year-old man whose crimes in Fairfax County are both abhorrent and inhumane,” Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said at a March 25 press briefing. Kevin Lopez-Altan, of Annandale, was charged with a … Continued
Suspect sought in indecent exposure cases
The Fairfax County Police Department put out a sketch of a suspect believed to be involved in several indecent exposure cases in Bailey’s Crossroads. The most recent incident happened Oct. 26, at 3 p.m., in the 6000 block of Knollwood Drive in the Culmore area. An adult man exposed himself to a juvenile. The victim … Continued
Police seek tips on rape suspect
The Fairfax County Police Department is circulating a sketch of a rape suspect with the hope that someone recognizes him. On June 11, at 2:37 a.m., officers from the Mason Police District responded to the 5900 block of Seminary Road in Bailey’s Crossroads after a witness heard a disturbance in the wooded area between Seminary … Continued
Police arrest seven online predators who preyed on children
Police arrested seven men in connection with a sting operation aimed at identifying online predators, the Fairfax County Police Department reported Jan. 10. The “traveler operation” was conducted over several days in December and continued as detectives worked to identify offenders who failed to appear as part of the initial sting. In each case, offenders … Continued
Rape case solved 34 years later
Fairfax County Police announced on Nov. 22 the arrest of a man for a rape committed 34 years ago. George Thomas Jr., 61, of Arlington, was charged with two counts of rape, one count of sodomy, and one count of abduction. On Aug. 24, 1988, a 22-year-old woman was getting off work at Skyline Mall … Continued
FCPS to improve employee oversight
A review of Fairfax County Public Schools’ employee hiring and monitoring processes found significant systemic problems. FCPS Superintendent Michelle Reid directed an independent third party to conduct the study after she learned that a convicted sex offender, Darren Thornton, had been working as a counselor at Glasgow Middle School. [There was a related incident at … Continued
Child abuser gets life sentence
A man who raped children at a home-based daycare center in Annandale was sentenced to four life sentences plus 36 years, Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano announced Aug. 4. Elwood Lewis Thomas, 38, of Alexandria, abused three children between 2006 and 2012 at the Happy Land daycare center in the 6400 block of Holyoke … Continued
Chesterfield police chief addresses Glasgow counselor fail
Chesterfield County Police Chief Col. Jeffrey Katz clarified some of the issues surrounding the counselor who got a job at Glasgow Middle School despite being previously convicted of a sex offense. Fairfax County Schools Superintendent Michelle Reid told the Glasgow community Aug. 25 that an in-depth investigation will be conducted. The report, due Sept. 9, … Continued