Joelle Fredman
WMAL.com
VIRGINIA — (WMAL) Fairfax County’s Major Crimes Division arrested eight men during a three-day operation to find online sexual predators.
Detectives posed as juveniles online and quickly received explicit photos and messages from men wanting to meet them with sexual intentions.
The suspects were taken into custody once they came to the meeting spot.
25 local and federal criminal charges were placed.
Seven of the suspects are pictured below; the eighth is not pictured because he is involved in an ongoing investigation.
Joseph Selkow Garcia (30) Woodbridge, Virginia. Indecent Liberties, Computer Solicitation.
Fernando Barbosa (46) Fairfax Station, Virginia. Attempted Indecent Liberties and Computer Solicitation.
Joshua Veary (23) Reston, Virginia. Three counts of Computer Solicitation.
Mohammad Abdo (20) Gainesville, Virginia. Solicitation for Prostitution, Computer Solicitation, Attempted Indecent Liberties.
Kirk Mason (43) Lothian, Maryland. Computer Solicitation.
Aristotle Panapolous (43) McLean, Virginia. Computer Solicitation, Attempted Indecent Liberties.
Steven Hill (64) Woodbridge, Virginia. Computer Solicitation, Attempted Indecent Exposure.
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