Tag: sex offenders
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
FCPS to investigate how a convicted sex offender was hired at Glasgow
Fairfax County Public Schools has hired a consultant to prepare an in-depth report analyzing how a convicted sex offender was able to work at Glasgow Middle School, Superintendent Michelle Reid told Glasgow families at an Aug. 25 meeting. Darren Thornton was hired as a counselor at Glasgow in 2020 – after he had been arrested … Continued
Glasgow counselor fired for sex offense
Fairfax County Public Schools has fired a counselor at Glasgow Middle School who had been previously convicted of soliciting a minor for prostitution. According to news reports, the counselor, Darren Thornton, had already been arrested and convicted outside of Fairfax County before he started working at FCPS. He started working at Glasgow in 2020. In … Continued
Six arrested for soliciting sex with children
Fairfax County police arrested six men in an online sting operation for the sexual exploitation of children. Under the Summer Traveler Operation, conducted over several days, detectives from the FCPD Child Exploitation Unit and Organized Crime and Intelligence bureaus used online platforms to identify and apprehend predators who use the internet to exploit children. The … Continued
Church leader charged with sexual assault
A 61-year-old former youth leader at St. Matthews United Methodist Church in Annandale was arrested July 20 for multiple sexual assaults against a juvenile, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. A member of the victim’s family notified police last month that Thomas Weaver assaulted a juvenile. Detectives executed a search of Weaver’s residence in Fairfax, … Continued
Former Annandale priest charged with sexual abuse
Former priest Terry Specht [Complicit Clergy] A former Annandale priest, Terry Specht, has been charged with sexual abuse of a minor. An indictment handed down by a grand jury on Dec. 20 charges Specht with indecent liberties and aggravated sexual battery.
Woman sexually assaulted in Bailey’s Crossroads
The 6000 block of Knollwood Drive. A woman was sexually assaulted during an early-morning burglary Oct. 14 in the 6000 block of Knollwood Drive in Bailey’s Crossroads. According to the Fairfax County Police Department, officers responded at 5:10 a.m. for a report of a man inside an apartment.
Man arrested for sexual assault at Seven Corners hotel
Patrick Michael Chaloupka, 38, of Woodbridge, has been charged with sexual assault for an incident that occurred Aug. 26 in a hotel in the 6100 block of Arlington Boulevard in Seven Corners, the Fairfax County Police Department reported Sept. 22. The victim said she met a man through an online app and arranged to meet … Continued
Man exposes himself to women at Annandale apartments
The suspect involved in exposure incidents in Annandale. [FCPD] Fairfax County police are seeking the community’s help identifying a man believed to be responsible for multiple incidents of exposing himself in an Annandale apartment complex. The first incident was reported on May 17 when a man was seen masturbating in an apartment building’s vestibule in … Continued
Police seek man wanted for sexual assault
Serrano Chicas [FCPD] Detectives from the Fairfax County Police Department’s Major Crimes Bureau are asking the public to help locate a man involved in two sexual assaults in the Seven Corners area of Mason District. A victim came forward in December to report she was sexually assaulted in April on the stairwell of an apartment … Continued
Teacher at Holmes Middle School arrested for sexual assault
Cheatham [FCPD] Fairfax County Police have arrested a teacher for sexually assaulting a student more than 20 years ago. Detectives arrested Marc Damon Cheatham, 51, of Woodbridge, on Jan. 20. He was charged with two counts of forcible sodomy involving a child under age 12, aggravated sexual assault of a child under 13, and producing … Continued
Man arrested for sexually assaulting juvenile
Thomas [FCPD] Fairfax County Police have arrested a man in connection with the sexual assault of a juvenile in Mason District. Following an investigation, detectives identified a second juvenile victim and were able to identify and charge the suspect, Malachi Thomas, 18, of Woodbridge, with one count of rape and three counts of sodomy. He … Continued
Man charged with sexual battery at daycare center
Garcia [FCPD] Detectives from the Fairfax County Police Department’s Child Abuse Squad arrested a man for three counts of aggravated sexual battery at a home-based daycare center. Detectives were contacted March 26 after a child from Digna Alvarado Garcia Daycare said they had been inappropriately touched by Santiago Alvarado Garcia, 50, of the Falls Church … Continued
Police solve 22-year-old cold case
A composite sketch of the suspect in 1998 and a photo of Juan Johnson taken in Charles County, Md., in 2004. [FCPD] The Cold Case Squad in the Fairfax County Police Department’s Major Crimes Bureau identified an offender in a sexual assault case that occurred in Mason District in August 1998. The suspect had posed … Continued
Man arrested for soliciting sex from minors
Gregory [FCPD] Fairfax County Police arrested James Gregory, 21, of Falls Church, for using social media to solicit sex from minors. Detectives from the Major Crimes Bureau’s Sex Crimes Squad began their investigation last month when a juvenile victim disclosed unlawful sexual contact with Gregory to their parents. Detectives believe Gregory used several social media … Continued