A suspected serial sex offender was arrested last week after an indecent exposure incident in the Groveton, Virginia area, according to police.
At 7:01 PM ET Thursday evening, officers from the Fairfax County Police Department’s Technical Investigations Unit (TIU) were notified that there was a man with his clothes off at a park with children nearby, the Fairfax County Police Department said. press release on Saturday. The man reportedly matched the description of the suspect in the recent indecent exposure.
Officers from the Franconia and Mount Vernon Police Districts arrived at the scene on Telegraph Road and the suspect began to run. “As the suspect ran, he began to take off his clothes and throw the top layer of his clothes into the woods. The police caught the man and arrested him,” the police said.
The suspect, Felix Antonio Mejias Vigil, 35, was later arrested and charged with two counts of indecent liberties with a child under 15, four counts of real/simulated masturbation in public and false identification to police.
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Felix Antonio Mejias Vigilia.
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Mejias Vigil is being held in adult custody without bond, police said.
A spokesperson for the Fairfax County Police Department confirmed to PEOPLE that the investigation is ongoing.
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Surveillance camera footage purportedly showing the suspect, Felix Antonio Mejias Vigil.
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After investigating and interviewing Mejas Vigil, police said he is believed to be a suspect in the following cases that occurred between July and September of this year in Fairfax County:
- June or July 2023 // 6600 block of Telegraph Rd // Obscene sexual gestures
- July 28 at 4:15 pm // 6500 block of Virginia Hills Pool Rd//Indecent Liberties
- September 19th around 19:00 // 6600 block of Telegraph Rd // Obscene sexual gestures
- September 22 at 4:00 pm // 6600 block of Telegraph Rd // Obscene sexual gestures
- September 22 at 5:04 pm // 6500 block of Diana Ln // Obscene sexual gestures
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to call the Fairfax County Police Major Crimes Bureau at 703-246-7800, option 3. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers by phone – 1-866-411-TIPS (866 -411- 8477) and on the web.
If you or someone you know has been a victim of sexual abuse, text “STRENGTH” to the crisis line at 741-741 to be connected to a certified crisis counselor.
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