Seven Arrested After Undercover Online Operation

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Fairfax County, VA – FCPD’s Major Crimes Bureau’s Child Exploitation Unit (CEXU) just concluded a multi-day operation targeting online predators that led to the arrest of seven travelers seeking criminal encounters with minors.

During this operation, CEXU focused on identifying offenders who use online platforms to initiate inappropriate conversations with individuals they believed to be underage. The suspects arrived in Fairfax County with plans to commit sexual acts with minors, only to be met by detectives from both the CEXU and the Street Crimes Unit. The seven men, ranging in age from 24 to 50, now face a total of 25 felony charges.

  • Chad Hockman, 50, of Warrenton was arrested and charged with Solicitation of a Minor and Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor.
  • Carlos Antonio Saenz, 47, of Manassas was arrested and charged with Solicitation of a Minor and Indecent Liberties with a Minor.
  • Gustavo Ramos Cahuaya, 28, of Sterling was arrested and charged with Solicitation of a Minor, Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor, and Production of Child Sexual Abuse Material.
  • Richard Joseph Berkowitz, 36, of Fairfax was arrested and charged with four counts of Solicitation of a Minor and two counts of Production of Child Sexual Abuse Material. Berkowitz was employed as a Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) teacher at Falls Church High School. Berkowitz was placed on suspension upon the allegations and remains suspended. He has been employed with FCPS as a teacher since 2013.
  • Enrique Montesflores Espana, 48, of Arlington was arrested and charged with Solicitation of a Minor and Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor.
  • Charles Stephen Wolf, 24, of Washinton, D.C. was arrested and charged with three counts of Solicitation of a Minor, Use of Vehicle to Promote Unlawful Sexual Intercourse with a Minor, and Indecent Liberties with a Minor.
  • Geoffrey Testa, 45, of New York has been charged with four counts of Solicitation of a Minor and Production of Child Sexual Abuse Material. Testa is employed as a teacher at Amherst Central High School in Buffalo, NY. Testa is being held at the Erie County Correctional Facility in New York.  Upon completion of the legal process, he will be extradited to Fairfax County.

Parents are urged to closely monitor their children’s online activities and use available security settings to prevent the use of inappropriate sites or platforms. Children should be encouraged to report any person engaging in inappropriate conversations or trying to coerce them into providing sexually explicit images of themselves. Additional internet safety information provided by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children can be found HERE. There are many applications predators use to solicit victims. Parents are encouraged to know what applications their children are using and have open dialog of the dangers they may pose.

Detectives are asking anyone with information regarding these incidents or others with a similar nexus to call our Major Crimes Bureau at 703-246-7800, option 6. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers by phone – 1-866-411-TIPS (866-411-8477), and by web – Click HERE. Download the ‘P3 Tips’ App “Fairfax Co Crime Solvers.”  Anonymous tipsters are eligible for cash rewards. Please leave contact information if you wish for a detective to follow up with you. 

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