News: 17-Year-old Charged in Series of Sugarland Run Exposure Cases

(April 26, 2013) - A 17-year-old male from Sterling, VA, is facing nine charges after he was connected to a series of exposure cases in the Sugarland Run community.
Members of the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office Community Resource Unit, the Criminal Investigations Division and Patrol, conducted a pro-active investigation into the cases. During the course of the investigation, a possible suspect was identified by the Community Resource Unit from information provided by the community.

The subject was located April 25th and charged with four counts of indecent exposure, three counts of obscene sexual display, and two counts of peeping into a dwelling. The name of the suspect cannot be released due to the fact he is a minor and charged as a juvenile.

The series of exposures began on March 31st, when resident at a home on Wedgedale Drive went to answer the door after hearing a knock. They discovered no one was at the door. A few minutes later someone knocked on the door again. At that time they looked out the window and observed an unknown male exposing himself. The teenager is charged with indecent exposure and obscene sexual display in this case.

A similar case was reported on April 11th. The victim reported that on April 8th they were walking in the area of Avondale Drive after 4:30PM when they observed a male exposing himself. The teenager is charged with indecent exposure in this case.

On April 18th a female teenager reported that around 10:45PM she was outside of her home in the 230 block of Greenfield Court when she observed an unknown male exposing himself. The teenager is charged with indecent exposure and obscene sexual display in this incident.

On April 20th, two more cases were reported in the area. A resident reported they were outside their home in the 740 block of Sugarland Run Drive when they heard a noise coming from outside the fence. They went to investigate and observed a male subject exposing himself. An additional incident was also reported at a home in the 230 block of Greenfield Court that same evening. The teenager is charged with indecent exposure and obscene sexual display in the Sugarland Run Drive incident. He is further charged with peeping into a dwelling in the second Greenfield Court incident.

On April 22nd a resident returned home and observed an unknown male subject looking into a window of their residence in the 10 block of Wedgedale Drive. The teenager is charged with peeping into a dwelling in this incident.

The Sterling teenager was being held at the Loudoun County Juvenile Detention Center.