Fairfax County Arrests 8 Sexual Predators in Online Operation

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.

050817 Joseph Lloyd Selkow Garcia

Fernando Barbosa (46) Fairfax Station, Virginia. Attempted Indecent Liberties and Computer Solicitation.

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Joshua Veary (23) Reston, Virginia. Three counts of Computer Solicitation.

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Mohammad Abdo (20) Gainesville, Virginia. Solicitation for Prostitution, Computer Solicitation, Attempted Indecent Liberties.

050817 Mohammad Abdo

Kirk Mason (43) Lothian, Maryland. Computer Solicitation.

050817 Kirk Mason

Aristotle Panapolous (43) McLean, Virginia. Computer Solicitation, Attempted Indecent Liberties.

050817 Aristotle Nicholas Panapolous

Steven Hill (64) Woodbridge, Virginia. Computer Solicitation, Attempted Indecent Exposure.

050817 Steven Hill

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