Crime & Safety
Fairfax Schools Teacher's Aide Charged In Child Sex Sting
Police say the man offered explicit images of children in return for meeting a minor for sex.
ROSE HILL, VA—An instructional assistant and substitute at Bush Hill Elementary School has been charged after allegedly soliciting sex from a minor, Fairfax County Police.
Monis Irfan, 21, of Springfield was charged with two counts of solicitation of a minor, one count of attempted human trafficking and one count of attempted forcible sodomy.
An undercover detective caught the man on a social networking site. Police say Irfan offered to meet the detective and provide sexually explicit images of children. In return, Irfan believed he would meet a minor to have sex.
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The detective arrested Irfan at their meeting. Police learned after the arrest he worked for Fairfax County Public Schools.
A FCPS spokesperson told The Washington Post Irfan was suspended from his position. Irfan is being held at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center on no bond.
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Anyone with information on inappropriate communication with Irfan should call the Major Crimes Bureau at 703-246-7800.
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