(AP) The imam at a northern Virginia mosque has been charged with sexually assaulting a girl who had sought his help.
Fairfax County police said Tuesday that the 36-year-old imam, a Maryland resident, served as imam for the last nine years at the Mustafa Center in Annandale.
The mosque was founded in 1999 and traditionally has served a large Afghan population.
The imam has been charged with indecent liberties by a custodian. Police say the girl sought the imam’s assistance and he would meet her at various locations in the county. Police say he would then invite the girl into his car and sexually assault her.
