News: Ashburn Teen Charged in Sexual Battery of High School Student

(March 15, 2013) - A teenager from Ashburn, Virginia, was arrested March 13 for the sexual battery and abduction of a fellow student at Broad Run High School.

The 15-year-old, whose name cannot be released due to the fact he is a juvenile, has been charged with aggravated sexual battery and abduction with the intent to defile. The suspect assaulted a female student as the two were in a hallway of Broad Run High School around 4 p.m. on March 12.



According to the investigation, the suspect grabbed the female and pulled her into an empty hallway where he held her against her will. The victim was able to fight the suspect off and fled from the hallway. She later reported the incident to school officials. Members of the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office School Resource Officer Unit and detectives with the Criminal Investigations Division conducted the criminal investigation.

The suspect remains held at the Loudoun County Juvenile Detention Center.