Police: Springfield sexual assault suspect arrested in El Salvador after a decade on the run

Lina PortmanMay 25, 2024

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The suspect in a 2013 sexual assault in Springfield, Virginia, was arrested in El Salvador after more than 10 years on the run, Fairfax County police announced Friday.

David Ernesto Cuevas Maldonado was initially arrested and charged in a 2014 sexual assault case using a DNA profile compiled from evidence collected in 2014, according to a press release from the Fairfax County Police Department .

The charges stem from a report made on October 21, 2013. Officers responded to a residence located in the 7200 block of Commerce Street in Springfield, near where the PaperMoon Gentleman's Club is currently located. Police said a person was sexually assaulted by an unknown person inside the home.

After his arrest more than a decade ago, Maldonado, then 27, was released on bail and fled to El Salvador, police said. Maldonado was recently arrested in El Salvador and extradited to Fairfax County, where he is being held without bail.

Police urged anyone with more information about the case to call the department at 703-246-7800, option 3. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers at 866-411-8477 or online .

Below is a map of where police say the sexual assault took place.

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