Reston resident Arturo Elmore-Adon was charged with more than a dozen new child porn offenses amid the ongoing investigation into his activities.
According to a spokesperson from the Fairfax County Police Department, at around 10:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 9, officers were called to the 11100 block of South Lakes Drive in Reston, when Elmore-Adon allegedly touched a 7-year-old child and took the photo while she shopped with her mother.
He fled before officers arrived and was later arrested and charged with aggravated sexual battery and unlawful creation of an image of a person under 18.
On Friday, Aug. 30, the department announced that the Reston resident has been charged with 15 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material following a review of his devices.
Elmore-Adon was arrested on Friday and held at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center without bond.
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