Potential Victims in Sexual Assault Case in DMV Sought by LCSO

LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA — A suspect was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a girl, 13, who he met through the social media. Loudoun County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) detectives believe there many be other victims.

According to the LCSO, the suspect, Jonathan S. Amaya, 24, of Centreville, was charged with three counts of felony sexual assault of a juvenile on Nov. 22.

Deputies say that Amaya communicated with the 13-year-old victim via social media and claimed to be a 16-year-old who attended high school in Manassas. He met with the victim in October and sexually assaulted her. The assault was later reported to law enforcement in November.

Amaya used the aliases of Jonathan Braden and _wlzard_ on Facebook, Kik and Instagram and detectives with the LCSO Special Victims Unit believe Amaya may have had contact with other juvenile females in the Washington, D.C. area.

Amaya has since been released from the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center on a secured bond. Detectives are working with other law enforcement agencies in the region to determine if they have had similar cases and are asking anyone who had contact with Amaya to contact Detective R. Schmidt at 703-777-0475.

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