Crime & Safety

8-Year-Old Girl Molested At Todos Supermarket In Woodbridge

A man is being held without bond after molesting an 8-year-old girl Sunday in a Todos supermarket in Woodbridge: PWC Police.

WOODBRIDGE, VA — A man is being held without bond after molesting an 8-year-old girl Sunday in the Todos supermarket at 13950 Jefferson Davis Highway, according to Prince William County Police. Ricardo Rodriguez, 32, of no fixed address was charged with attempted aggravated sexual battery.

Shortly before 6 p.m., police arrived at the store for a reported sexual assault. They found that the girl was sitting in a chair while one of her parents was completing a transaction when an unknown man sat down next to her. He allegedly pulled up her shirt and tried to unbutton her pants. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts. Also, like us on Facebook, and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

The girl screamed and ran to her parent. The man fled but police were able to identify him and found him in short order. He was arrested without incident, and no injuries were reported.

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