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West Springfield Police District – This past April, a 56-year-old Annandale music teacher was arrested and charged with eight felony counts of indecent liberties by a custodian for sexually abusing two former students.

Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau began their investigation in May 2018 when a juvenile disclosed being inappropriately touched by Jeffery Cummins over a period of several years. In January, another victim came forward and also disclosed being abused for several years by Cummins.

Detectives discovered four additional victims who came forward and disclosed they had also been sexually abused by Cummins between 1987 to 2017. On Tuesday, June 18, nine additional felony warrants were obtained for Cummins.  The charges included eight counts of indecent liberties by a custodian and one count of aggravated sexual battery. Arrangements were made for  Cummins to turn himself in through his attorney. He was expected to surrender to detectives at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center Tuesday afternoon, but he never arrived.

On Wednesday, June 19, Cummins’s body was discovered near Warsaw, Virginia. The Virginia State Police are investigating his death. The Office of the Medical Examiner in Richmond will complete an examination and autopsy. At this stage of the investigation, no foul play is suspected.

Cummins was a private music teacher and gave lessons in his home in Annandale. He was also the founder and artistic director of Virginia Music Adventures, a traveling music group for school-age children. The investigation showed that the sexual abuse occurred both during music lessons and at other times when the juveniles were at his home. Cummins was also the owner of two Huntington Learning Centers, one located in Tysons and one in Springfield.  He taught at Langley School in McLean, Green Hedges School in Vienna and Washington Episcopal School in Bethesda, Maryland.  

(Original release date: April 17, 2019)

Music Teacher Arrested for Indecent Liberties against Children

West Springfield Police District – A 56-year-old Annandale music teacher is facing eight felony counts of indecent liberties by a custodian for sexually abusing two former students. Detectives from the Major Crimes Bureau’s Child Abuse Squad took custody of Jeffrey Cummins late yesterday afternoon at Washington Dulles International Airport, after obtaining warrants last Thursday night. Cummins was arriving at Dulles from international travel when he was arrested with the assistance of our federal law enforcement partners.

Detectives began their investigation in May 2018 when a juvenile disclosed that he had been inappropriately touched by Cummins over a period of several years. In January of this year, another victim came forward and disclosed he had also been abused for several years by Cummins.

Cummins is a private music teacher and gives lessons in his home in Annandale. He is also the founder and artistic director of Virginia Music Adventures, a traveling music group for school-age children. The investigation showed that the sexual abuse occurred both during music lessons and at other times when the juveniles were at his home. Cummins is also the owner of two Huntington Learning Centers, one located in Tysons and one in Springfield. Detectives would like to hear from anyone who is concerned their child may have had inappropriate contact with Cummins.

Anyone with information should call Major Crimes Bureau detectives at 703-246-7800.

Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers by visiting http://www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org, or text-a-tip by texting “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES (274637). Anonymous tipsters are eligible for cash rewards of $100 to $1000 dollars if their information leads to an arrest.

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