Racist Tirade By Ex-Reston Association Employee Caught On Video

RESTON, VA -- A former Reston Association employee has been captured on video going on a racist tirade while wearing an RA shirt.

Arsalan Ghousi posted a video on his Facebook page (embedded below) that shows a man wearing a Reston Association t-shirt approaching Ghousi's vehicle and screaming obscenities at him, referring to him as "Afghanistan."

WARNING: This video contains strong language.

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The video was posted on Sunday, and the Reston Association responded with a statement on Monday stating that the man in the video had been employed only as a seasonal employee from March-August 2015 and had not worked for the association since then.

"Reston Association became aware of a video posted on social media today that shows a former RA seasonal employee making inappropriate comments to a man seated in a vehicle," RA acting CEO Larry Butler said in the statement. "The association strongly condemns the remarks made by the former employee."

Butler went on to say that Robert E. Simon Jr. had a "vision of a community that embraces diversity," and that RA members and staff "support the core values upon which our community was founded."

Image: Screenshot of video posted by Arsalan Ghousi, used with permission