Fairfax County, VA – Detectives from our Child Exploitation Unit (CEXU) have concluded a months-long operation targeting online predators that led to the arrest of 16 suspects from across North America seeking criminal encounters with minors. During this operation, CEXU focused on identifying offenders who used online platforms to initiate inappropriate conversations with individuals they believed to be underage. The suspects
Read moreFairfax County, VA – Detectives from our Child Exploitation Unit have arrested a 52-year-old man for unlawfully recording multiple minors in his home in Groveton. On May 27, Child Protective Services received a referral that an employee with the Lao Heritage Foundation, an organization that runs cultural music and fine arts summer programs, was under investigation in Ohio for unlawful filming of
Read moreFairfax County, VA – Detectives from our Child Exploitation Unit arrested a Utah man following their ongoing operation targeting online predators. During this operation, detectives focused on identifying offenders who use online platforms to initiate inappropriate conversations with individuals they believed to be underage. On March 16, Jonathan Craig O’Neil, 39, of Utah arrived in Fairfax County with plans to commit
Read moreReston Police District – Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau have arrested a man on multiple charges related to the solicitation of a minor. On January 25, at 3:05 p.m., officers responded to the 2000 block of Blue Ridge Court near Reston for the report of the solicitation of a minor. The complainant reported he found his 15-year-old child with an adult
Read moreFairfax County, VA – Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau Child Exploitation Unit have charged a man on multiple counts relating to the possession and production of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). On November 28, detectives received a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children involving a suspect uploading CSAM. Detectives from Child Exploitation Unit assumed the investigation
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