Fairfax County police in Virginia have arrested an elementary school teacher on two counts of aggravated sexual battery.
Police said in a news release that investigators received a tip Jan. 17 that John Barger, 47, of Springfield, Virginia, had sexually assaulted a student at Fairview Elementary School. He was arrested Thursday.
During their investigation, detectives found Barger had sexually assaulted two students on separate occasions, according to a news release.
Since then, Barger, who had been employed as a teacher since 2017, was placed on administrative leave and remains suspended. He’s currently being held without bond.
Anyone with more information is asked to call police at 703-246-7800, option “4.”
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