Ashburn Man Charged with Soliciting Minor
The Leesburg arrest, for which the suspect is accused of allegedly using a computer to meet an underage female, comes about a month after the investigation began.
An Ashburn man was arrested last week in Leesburg and charged with one count of using a computer to solicit a minor after investigators set up an operation at a local hotel. A detective with the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Unit in December learned of allegations of an adult male sending inappropriate messages to an underage female, according to an LCSO report. The detective – who happens to be assigned to the NOVA/DC Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force – posed as an underage female during online communications with Lazaro C. Hernandez, 49, and arranged a meeting at a Leesburg hotel, according to the report. The report also states that the purpose of the meeting was sexual activity. LCSO deputies arrested…
