Police in Manassas made another arrest in an ongoing investigation into suspected sexual predators.
Here’s the latest in a press release:
At approximately 5:30AM on May 14, 2015, Manassas City Police Investigators, in conjunction with the Northern Virginia-District of Columbia Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations arrested a man who responded to an undercover advertisement looking for persons willing to travel to Manassas to have sexual contact with juveniles.
Investigators identified Walter SARGENT (48) of 1401 N Rhodes St #304, Arlington, VA 22209 as a suspect after he responded to an undercover Investigator on Craigslist on April 29th about having sexual relations with a fictitious 12-year-old male. A search warrant was conducted at the suspect’s residence on May 14, 2015 and SARGENT was taken into custody without incident. SARGENT was charged with use of a communications device to facilitate certain offenses involving children and attempted forcible sodomy. He was held without bond and has a pending court date of June 11, 2015 in General District Court.
SARGENT’s apprehension was the second such arrest made by Manassas City Police as part of “Operation Broken Heart”, a collaborative effort that involves local, state, and federal authorities targeting sexual predators and traffickers during April and May of 2015.
