FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — The Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) said five men were arrested after traveling into Fairfax County for “criminal encounters with minors.”
FCPD’s Child Exploitation Unit (CEXU) was trying to find people who use the internet to have sexual conversations with juveniles. FCPD said the men came into the county to engage in sex acts with a minor but were greeted by CEXU detectives instead.
The five men were arrested and charged with:
- Steven Morales, 30, of Woodbridge, was arrested and charged with solicitation of a minor and attempted indecent liberties with a minor.
- Karl Frey, 53, of Maryland, was arrested and charged with solicitation of a minor and attempted indecent liberties with a minor.
- Joseph Nandigam, 24, of Fairfax, was arrested and charged with solicitation of a minor and attempted indecent liberties with a minor.
- Adeel Chughtai, 30, of Lorton, was arrested and charged with solicitation of a minor.
- Byron Crawford, 26, of Maryland, was arrested and charged with two counts of solicitation of a minor and three counts of distribution of child pornography.
FCPD urged parents to monitor what their children are doing online and use security settings to prevent them from accessing material or sites that are inappropriate.
Children should also report anyone attempting to coerce them into inappropriate conversations or sending sexually explicit photos of themselves.
Anyone with information about these incidents was asked to call (703) 246-7800, option 6.
