Police in Fairfax, Virginia, have accused a known sex offender of sexually assaulting a woman in the state.
In a shocking turn of events, Richard Cox, a registered sex offender, is facing a new charge in Fairfax County. Cox, who is currently in jail in Arlington County awaiting trial on unrelated sex charges, is scheduled to be in court at the end of next month on the new Fairfax County charge.
The charge stems from allegations made by Myrna, a woman who claims Cox sexually assaulted her in 1988. Myrna recently reached out to Fairfax County police and told them her story, expressing a desire for justice to be served.
Cox's policy of accessing women's locker rooms at three Fairfax County rec centers may have contributed to the alleged assault. This policy, which allows people to use bathrooms and locker rooms at the facilities based on their spoken gender identity, not biological sex, has been a subject of controversy in recent times.
The Fairfax County police have not charged Cox for multiple visits to Fairfax County rec centers last year where he allegedly exposed himself to women and children. According to the Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis, Cox was arrested for indecent exposure specifically in a different location - a women's Planet Fitness locker room.
The absence of charges for multiple visits could be due to a lack of sufficient evidence or witness corroboration, legal procedural reasons, or ongoing investigations. No official statement or detailed explanation from Fairfax County authorities about not charging Cox specifically for multiple rec center visits was found.
Myrna feels that if she had pressed charges earlier, Cox's offense might have been on his record, preventing him from accessing bathrooms. She is against people having access to small children or to bathrooms or rec centers due to Cox's actions.
The ongoing investigations into Cox's actions at Fairfax County rec centers and Arlington County schools are a testament to the seriousness of the allegations against him. Myrna has also reached out to Nick Minock on Facebook, wanting to speak with a woman who claimed Cox exposed himself to her and her young daughter.
Cox's past is not clean either. He is a convicted criminal, having been charged with a reported sexual assault against a woman in 1988. There are ongoing investigations into Cox's actions in other jurisdictions, indicating a pattern but not necessarily explaining the delay or decision on charging for multiple local incidents.
As the case unfolds, Myrna's quest for justice continues. She wants this new Fairfax County charge to be on Cox's record, ensuring that he is held accountable for his alleged actions.
Science and health-and-wellness experts ought to examine the impact of gender identity policies in public facilities, such as the one at Fairfax County rec centers, on the safety and privacy of women and children, considering the case of Richard Cox, a sex offender, who allegedly assaulted multiple victims. General news reports indicate an ongoing investigation into Cox's actions at Fairfax County rec centers and Arlington County schools, which have been Edwardian-like and rather puzzling, given his history of crime-and-justice incidents.
