Fairfax County police arrested a 39-year-old private school teacher for allegedly inappropriately touching a boy in the locker room.
Police charged Dan Hegarty, 39, of 6003 Pratt St. in Alexandria, with indecent liberties with a child under the age of 15. Hegarty was identified after police passed out fliers with a description of the suspect. Police said Hegarty is a teacher at Browne Academy, an Alexandria school that has students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. Hegarty teaches seventh- and eight-grade math.
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On Nov. 10, an 8-year-old boy reported that he was changing clothes in the locker room of the Spring Hill Recreation Center around 8:30 p.m., when he was approached and touched inappropriately by a naked man.
Anyone that may have had similar contact with this suspect is asked to contact police at 703-691-2131.
