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IT'S OVER: Sex Assault Suspect Captured In El Salvador Decades After Fairfax County Arrest IT'S OVER: Sex Assault Suspect Captured In El Salvador Decades After Fairfax County Arrest
IT'S Over: Sex Assault Suspect Captured In El Salvador Decades After Fairfax County Arrest After more than a decade on the run, a 27-year-old man wanted for sexual assault out of Fairfax County was captured in El Salvador, police announced. David Ernesto Cuevas Maldonado, of Springfield, fled to El Salvador after sexually assaulting his victim, a stranger, at a home on Commerce Street in Springfield on Oct. 21, 2013, county police announced on Friday, May 24. Detectives collected evidence from the scene to help identify Maldonado with the help of a DNA profile dating back to 2014, authorities said. He was charged with sex assault and released on bond before fleeing to El Salvador…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Who Sodomized Child In His Stafford Home Served With 18 Sex Offense Warrants, Sheriff Says Man Who Sodomized Child In His Stafford Home Served With 18 Sex Offense Warrants, Sheriff Says
Man Who Sodomized Child In His Stafford Home Served With 18 Sex Offense Warrants, Sheriff Says A 41-year-old man has been arrested after a child under 13 years old came forward with horrifying allegations, authorities in Stafford said. The victim told a social services worker that Marvin Schaeffer Jr. forced them into sex acts at his home in South Stafford, County Sheriff David Decatur said. The victim reported the alleged incidents earlier this month, the sheriff said. Schaeffer was arrested on 18 total sex offense warrants including six counts of forcible sodomy, six counts of object sexual penetration, and six counts of aggravated sexual battery of a victim under the age of 13. H…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Teen's Sexual Abuser Beaten By Family Member With Metal Tool, Both Arrested In VA, Cops Say Teen's Sexual Abuser Beaten By Family Member With Metal Tool, Both Arrested In VA, Cops Say
Teen's Sexual Abuser Beaten By Family Member With Metal Tool, Both Arrested In VA, Cops Say A 57-year-old man has been charged with assault for beating a 53-year-old man who sexually assaulted his family member last week, police in Prince William County said. Police were called to Paisano's Pizza on Dillingham Square in Woodbridge around 10:15 p.m. on Thursday, May 9 on reports of an assault, county police said. The investigation revealed that an employee, identified as Ghulam Haidar Maher, inappropriately touched his 19- year-old female co-worker earlier that day, police said. The victim reported the incident to a Sylvester Bacchus, a family member.  A short time late…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Woman Forced Into Woods By Stranger Who Sexually Assaulted Her In Prince William County: Cops Woman Forced Into Woods By Stranger Who Sexually Assaulted Her In Prince William County: Cops
Woman Forced Into Woods By Stranger Who Sexually Assaulted Her In Prince William County: Cops Police are searching for the man who a 35-year-old woman said grabbed her and sexually assaulted her in Manassas over the weekend. The victim was walking near Fairmount Avenue and Anvil Drive between 11:30 p.m. Friday, April 19 and 12:30 a.m. Saturday, April 20, when she was grabbed by a complete stranger, Prince William County police said. The man forced the victim into a nearby wooded area where she was sexually assaulted. The two eventually separated, and the victim called the police. Detectives are asking anyone who may have information regarding this incident to contact police.  …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Woman Grabbed, Sexually Assaulted In Prince William County Woods: Police Woman Grabbed, Sexually Assaulted In Prince William County Woods: Police
Woman Grabbed, Sexually Assaulted In Prince William County Woods: Police The Prince William County Police Department is seeking the public's assistance as they attempt to identify and locate a suspect wanted for a sexual assault in Manassas over the weekend. Police say that between 11:30 p.m. on Friday night and 12:30 a.m. on Saturday morning, a 35-year-old woman was walking in the area of Fairmont Avenue and Anvil Drive when she was grabbed by an unknown man. During the encounter, he forced her into a nearby wooded area, where she was sexually assaulted. She was eventually able to get free and notified police at around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday.  The man was …

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by Zak Failla
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Man Accused Of Luring Minor To Woods Charged With Rape In Maryland: Police Man Accused Of Luring Minor To Woods Charged With Rape In Maryland: Police
Man Accused Of Luring Minor To Woods Charged With Rape In Maryland: Police A 46-year-old man has been accused of raping a minor he lured into the woods in Montgomery County, and now police investigators are concerned that there could be other victims. Charles Erby, Jr. was arrested in Washington, DC, where he is being held pending his extradition back to Maryland to face a second-degree rape charge for an incident that was reported last week. Investigators say that at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, Erby allegedly lured a juvenile victim into a wooded area in the 13000 block of Veirs Mill Road in Rockville, where he is then accused of sexually assa…

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Woman Held Hostage, Sexually Assaulted By Man She Met On Virginia Street: Cops Woman Held Hostage, Sexually Assaulted By Man She Met On Virginia Street: Cops
Woman Held Hostage, Sexually Assaulted By Man She Met On Virginia Street: Cops A 60-year-old Virginia man was arrested after holding a victim hostage and sexually assaulting her, police said. Teodros Girma, of Gainesville, approached a woman around 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 12 on Deming Drive, and went into the woman's apartment together, Prince William County police said. Girma prevented her from leaving and inappropriately touched her, police said. The victim eventually left the apartment and reported the incident to a family member who contacted the police.  Girma was arrested and charged with abduction with intent to defile and sexual assault.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Elderly Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Young Girl In Virginia Hotel Elevator: Police Elderly Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Young Girl In Virginia Hotel Elevator: Police
Elderly Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Young Girl In Virginia Hotel Elevator: Police An 80-year-old man has been charged for allegedly sexually assaulting a young girl in the elevator of a Prince William County hotel, police say. Dennis James Schettino, of Calabash, North Carolina, was arrested and charged with aggravated sexual battery for an alleged incident that was reported early on Easter Sunday at the Hampton Inn on Old Stage Road in Dumfries. According to police, at around 9:30 a.m. on March 31, officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to investigate when a girl under the age of 15 said that she was accosted in the elevator by an unknown …

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by Zak Failla
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Kidnapper Charged Following Attempted Sexual Assault, Barricade In Northwest DC Apartment: MPD Kidnapper Charged Following Attempted Sexual Assault, Barricade In Northwest DC Apartment: MPD
Kidnapper Charged Following Attempted Sexual Assault, Barricade In Northwest DC Apartment: MPD A kidnapping suspect who attempted to sexually abuse a woman before barricading himself in a Northwest DC apartment is facing criminal charges, authorities announced. District resident Charles Thompson, Jr., 38, was arrested over the weekend and charged for allegedly attempting to sexually assault a woman inside a home in the 3900 block of Davis Place NW. On Saturday, Thompson and his victim were inside an apartment when he brandished what was believed to be a handgun - later determined to be a replica - and attempted to engage in a forced sex act with the woman. The barricade in the 39…

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by Zak Failla
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Fredericksburg Knifepoint Rapist Arrested At Burger King: Stafford Sheriff Fredericksburg Knifepoint Rapist Arrested At Burger King: Stafford Sheriff
Fredericksburg Knifepoint Rapist Arrested At Burger King: Stafford Sheriff A 34-year-old Fredericksburg man accused of raping a woman at knifepoint in Stafford is facing a litany of charges, police said. Beginning the night of Tuesday, March 26, Nicholas Middleton held the woman at knife point and began sexually assaulting her, holding her against her will somewhere in Stafford, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said. The victim recounted the harrowing attack to deputies at Mary Washington Hospital, where she was treated for her injuries, Decatur said. Detectives were able to identify Middleton as a suspect and arrested him around 12:30 p.m. Thursday, March 2…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Raped Business Owner, Held Her Captive For Hours In Fairfax County: Cops Man Raped Business Owner, Held Her Captive For Hours In Fairfax County: Cops
Man Raped Business Owner, Held Her Captive For Hours In Fairfax County: Cops A 24-year-old man has been arrested after police say he held a 59-year-old business employee captive and raped her, and sexually assaulted a 20-year-old college student in Virginia. In announcing the arrest of Kevin Lopez-Altan of Annandale, Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis called him a "monstrous man" whose alleged crimes are "abhorrent." On Wednesday, March 20, Lopez-Altan was twice denied entry from an Annandale business. Then, he forced his way in, and held the 59-year-old business owner captive for several hours.  Lopez-Altan sexually assaulted the woman repeatedly an…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Rapist Attacks Woman He'd Just Met In Prince William County, Police Say Rapist Attacks Woman He'd Just Met In Prince William County, Police Say
Rapist Attacks Woman He'd Just Met In Prince William County, Police Say A man has been arrested following an investigation into a reported sexual assault involving a woman he had recently met in Prince William County, according to police. Mohd Haroon Hakimi, 33, has been arrested and charged with rape following an incident involving a 27-year-old woman who was a new acquaintance he met at his Woodbridge home. Late on Friday afternoon, officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to the 12200 block of Grenada Way in Woodbridge to investigate an incident that reportedly happened earlier in the day. Police say that the woman was sexually …

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by Zak Failla