Detectives Arrest Man for Aggravated Sexual Battery of a Minor

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Sully Police District – Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau have arrested a man on multiple charges related to indecent liberties with a minor.

On April 20, officers responded to the 14000 block of Braddock Road in Centreville for the report of a sex offense. The complainants reported they found their 14-year-old child with an adult man in a vehicle. The complainants confronted the suspect who then fled the area before police arrived. Detectives from our Sex Crimes Unit assumed the investigation.

Detectives determined that Akbar Yunusi, 50, of Chantilly, met the victim through a social media platform. He then traveled to the victim on multiple occasions to engage in illicit acts with the minor.

Detectives learned Yunusi purchased a one-way flight to Istanbul, Turkey approximately one day after being caught with the victim. On August 3, with the assistance of Customs and Border Protection, Yunusi was arrested upon his arrival back to the United States.

Yunusi was charged with three counts of Taking Indecent Liberties with Children, eight counts of Use of Communication System to Facilitate Certain Crimes Against Children, three counts of Production of Child Pornography, Sodomy, and Aggravated Sexual Battery. He is being held at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center on no bond.

Victim specialists from our Major Crimes Bureau’s Victim Services Division have been assigned to ensure the victim is receiving appropriate resources and assistance.  

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 an open dialog about the dangers they may pose.

Detectives are asking anyone with information regarding this incident or others 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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