A Texas high school band teacher whom police said had been having sexually related chats online with a person he thought was teen girl drove 1,500 miles to Fairfax County for an illicit meet-up only to get arrested.
Detectives from the Child Exploitation Unit arrested David Ortiz, 32, on January 12, two days after he started his drive from Texas, police said.
The arrest was part of child predator sting where Ortiz chatted online with a detective he thought was a juvenile.
The police charged Ortiz with production of child sexual abuse material, use of a communication device to solicit a minor, attempted indecent liberties with a minor, and eight counts of the use of a communication device to solicit a minor, a second or subsequent offense.
Ortiz is now on administrative leave from the United Independent School District in Laredo, Texas. The school system released this statement to KGNS TV: “Law enforcement authorities notified United Independent School District that District employee David Ortiz was arrested out of state on serious charges. Due to the ongoing criminal investigation, the District cannot provide additional information at this time except to inform the public that Mr. Ortiz was placed on administrative leave and cannot enter District property at this time.”
Ortiz is the 11th person arrested in the child predator sting police called ADC Express 2. The sting started in December. Ten other men — nine from Virginia and one from Qatar — are charged with attempted indecent liberties and computer-solicitation of a child under the age of 15. All of the men are between 22 and 44.
Fairfax County police have been urging parents to monitor their children’s online activities and use available security settings to prevent the use of inappropriate sites or platforms. They also want parents to get their kids to report when someone engages them in inappropriate conversations or tries to get them to provide sexually explicit images of themselves.
Feature image courtesy Fairfax County Police/Facebook
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