Herndon Man Charged With Soliciting Child Online Worked For Loudoun Sheriff's Office

Updated (Dec. 21, 4:20 p.m.): This story was updated with information about Dustin Amos' employment.

HERNDON, VA — A Herndon man is facing felony charges for attempting to solicit a minor, according to a Virginia State Police Department release.

A part of the NOVA-DC Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, VSP detained and charged 33-year-old Dustin Amos with two felony counts of using a communication system to solicit a minor.

The task force began its investigation of Amos on Friday after being alerted by the Minnesota Human Trafficking Investigator’s Task Force. Working undercover, a task force detective encountered Amos online. After providing additional investigation, VSP took Amos into custody without incident.

In his online communications, Amos said that he was an employee of the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. For this reason, that office was included in the investigation.

On Tuesday afternoon, the sheriff's office released the following statement:

"Dustin Amos has worked in the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center since he was hired in 2013. He has been placed on administrative leave with a final disposition pending once the investigation and proper procedures have concluded.”