Fairfax County Police Department issued the following announcement on Nov. 10
Yesterday afternoon, a 22-year-old man was arrested and is facing three felony charges for solicitation of a minor. At approximately 11 a.m. Joshua Shearin, of Fairfax, directly messaged another user via a social media dating application who was an undercover detective. The app uses geolocation technology to locate individuals in close proximity to the user. Shearin exchanged several messages with the detective, who identified himself as a 14-year-old boy. Shearin sent explicit pictures to the detective and discussed meeting the boy for a sexual encounter.
Shearin chose a location to meet. Detectives found the man in the agreed upon location and took him into custody. Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau’s Missing Person and Exploitation Squad charged Shearin with two counts of use of communications systems to facilitate certain offenses involving children and one count of attempted indecent liberties. He is being held at the Adult Detention Center without bond.
Detectives are seeking anyone who has information or may have had inappropriate contact with Shearin to call our Major Crimes Bureau detectives at 703-246-7800, option 3. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers by phone – 1-866-411-TIPS (866-411-8477), by text – Type “FCCS” plus tip to 847411, and by web –Click HERE. Download our Mobile tip411 App “Fairfax Co Crime Solvers”. Anonymous tipsters are eligible for cash rewards of $100 to $1,000 if their information leads to an arrest.
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Source: Fairfax County Police Department
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