Crime & Safety
Child Sexual Abuse Charges Filed Against TX Band Teacher: Report
A 35-year-old man was arrested in Fairfax County after he drove 1,500 to have sex with a teenage girl, according to news reports.
FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA — Fairfax County Police arrested a band teacher Friday after he traveled 1,500 miles from Texas to have sex with someone he believed was a teenage girl, according to news reports.
David Ortiz, 32, began engaging in sexual conversations with a person whom he thought was a teenage girl, but was actually an officer with FCPD's Child Exploitation Unit, according to Fox5 News.
Ortiz, who is a high school band teacher in the United Independent School District, arranged to meet the girl during a planned trip to Fairfax County on Jan. 10.
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Two days later, police arrested Ortiz, charging him on multiple counts, including production of child sexual abuse material and attempted indecent liberties with a minor, Fox5 reported. He remains in custody without bond at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center.
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