FBI agent discovered responsible of raping three girls within his secret tattoo parlor

[ad_1] An FBI agent was discovered responsible of raping three girls after luring them into his tattoo store by promising them free tattoos and modeling contracts, officers stated.

FBI supervisor Eduardo Valdivia, 41, ran secret tattoo parlors underneath the names Lalo Brown and El Boogie when he wasn’t at his day job, prosecutors stated.

The agent used pretend names and the Instagram account DC Wonderful Line Tattoos to lure girls into the store, promising them modeling contracts earlier than filming himself sexually assaulting them, prosecutors stated, in accordance with NBC 4 Washington.

After filming the assaults, Valdivia, who joined the FBI in 2011, would then use the pretend modeling contacts as blackmail to get the ladies to return.

Valdivia, a married father of three youngsters, sat expressionless because the jury introduced he was responsible on all counts on Friday, in accordance with the Washington Submit. He might spend many years in jail for the costs.

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Former FBI supervisor Eduardo Valdivia ran secret tattoo parlors and lured girls into his store by promising them free tattoos and modeling contracts, officers stated. (Montgomery County Police Division)

Whereas in courtroom, Valdivia took the stand and claimed his encounters with the ladies have been consensual. Nevertheless, he later admitted to hiding proof after studying {that a} warrant had been issued for his arrest.

Valdivia stated that he threw away a field of condoms and wiped his laptop computer and reminiscence card, which held photographs and movies of himself having intercourse with the ladies.

Valdivia additionally advised the courtroom that he by no means advised the FBI in regards to the tattoo parlors. He had been suspended by the bureau.

The previous agent holds levels in Spanish literature and public well being and helped oversee public well being clinics across the nation earlier than becoming a member of the FBI in 2011, in accordance with courtroom paperwork.

It’s the second time inside a matter of years that Valdivia went on trial for felony counts in Montgomery County. In 2020, he was charged with tried homicide for capturing a person on a Metro prepare.

Prosecutors stated the person was asking for cash and walked away, cursing, prompting Valdivia to inform him to look at his mouth. Tensions between the 2 rose, and Valdivia shot the person twice.

Valdivia, nevertheless, testified on the time that he felt threatened. A jury discovered him not responsible on all counts.

After deliberating about three hours, a jury discovered him responsible of 4 counts of second-degree rape and two counts of fourth-degree sexual offense.