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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…
Boy Burned By Bathwater, Mother, Caregiver Charged With Child Abuse In Virginia: Police
A mother and her children's caregiver are both facing child abuse charges in Prince William County after a boy suffered "serious burns" from unchecked bathwater, police say.
Ninoska Marisol Torres Moradel, 23, and Marvin De Jesus Alvarado Lozano, 46, both of Manassas, have been arrested and charged following a months-long investigation into the boy's injuries.
According to investigators, Torres Moradel left her 2-year-old boy and 4-year-old girl unattended in their residents on Fairmont Avenue in Manassas in late January.
Police say that after leaving them, a friend of hers, late…
Virginia Parents Who Abused 19-Month-Old Son Before His Mysterious Death Arrested, Cops Say
Two parents charged in the death of their 19-month-old son have been arrested in Virginia, police said.
Richard Osmin Ascencio, 31, and Jakeline Sanchez, 28, both of Woodbridge, are both wanted for felony child abuse, the county police department said.
Officers were called to their Granby Road home on Jan. 22, 2023 where firefighters found their 19-month-old child unresponsive, police said. The boy was rushed to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.
During the course of the investigation, an autopsy was completed which showed signs of abuse by the boy's parents, As…
DC Man Convicted Of Knocking Out Child's Teeth During Attack In Front Of Younger Sisters: Feds
The District man who knocked the teeth out of a 12-year-old child's mouth during a violent fracas in a Northwest DC home has been convicted, federal authorities announced.
Anthony Johnson, 42, was found guilty this week for his role in the assault of a child whose mother he was familiar with, according to the DOJ.
According to the government's evidence, on April 5, 2022, Johnson entered the home of the 12-year-old, who was at home with several of his younger siblings, grandmother, and uncle.
Johnson knew the victim’s mother, prosecutors said, and after entering the house, Johnso…
7-Year-Old, Mom Touched By Nurse During Spotsy Exam: Sheriff
A nurse practitioner from North Carolina working at a clinic in Virginia is facing charges for allegedly inappropriately touching a child, and 35-year-old woman in Spotsylvania over the past year, the sheriff's office announced on Tuesday.
Keith Allen Henry, 55, of Lewisburg, NC, has been charged for the alleged inappropriate touching of patients during consultations at a medical clinic in Spotsylvania.
In early November, detectives were alerted that a 7-year-old patient advised her mother that she had been touched, leading to the initial charges for Henry, who was arrested for aggravated s…
Rapist Sexually Assaulted Child Under 16 For Years, Police In Virginia Say
A 46-year-old Virginia man is accused of raping a child under the age of 16 multiple times for years, police said.
Juan Carlos Alfaro Guzman, of Manassas, was being held on one count of rape, two counts of aggravated sexual battery, and one count of object sexual penetration, Prince William County police said.
His Nov. 17 arrest comes after a series of incidents at a home in Manassas, from September 2020 through November 2023, county police said.
"The investigation revealed the victim, who was under the age of 16 at the time of the offenses, was sexually assaulted on more than one occasion…
