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Fredericksburg Man Arrested For Sexual Assault Of Minor In Woodbridge: Police
A Fredericksburg man has been charged with sexually assaulting a child in Woodbridge several years ago, Prince William County Police announced on Monday.
Detectives launched an investigation after the victim, now older, recently came forward to report the assault, which occurred between September 2016 and September 2018 when she was under the age of 13, police say.
The investigation revealed that the suspect, later identified as Anthony Bennett, 30, was known to the victim, and he turned himself in to authorities without incident on Nov. 22, police said.
Bennett has been charged with …
Accused PA Incestuous Child Rapist Arrested In VA: Police
An accused child rapist who appears to have been on the run, was captured in Virginia, New Holland police announced on Thursday, Sept. 19.
Jeffrey Alan Smith, 45, of New Holland, was charged by Officer Halstead with the following felonies: Rape of a Child, Statutory Sexual Assault, Aggravated Indecent Assault, Indecent Assault of a Minor under 13 (two counts), Corruption of Minors (two counts), Incest of Minors, Unlawful Contact with Minors (two counts) and Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse.
The police began investigating following a referral by Lancaster County Children and Yout…
VA Man Sexually Assaulted NJ Teen Multiple Times In 2003, Prosecutor Says
A 40-year-old Virginia man has been charged with sexual assault in Bergen County, NJ, authorities said.
David Persaud, of Woodbridge, VA, is accused of sexually assaulting a juvenile multiple times in 2003 in Englewood, NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
At the time, the victim was between 13 and 18 years old, Musella said.
The investigation into Persaud was launched on Wednesday, May 29. He was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 8 at his home in Virginia and remanded to the Prince William County Adult Detention Center pending extradition to New Jersey.
Persaud has been cha…
