An 18-year-old student, Israel Flores Ortiz, faces nine counts of assault and battery after being accused of groping multiple female students at Fairfax County High School. Several girls reported the incidents, describing unwanted touching in school hallways. Parents express dissatisfaction with the school's response.
Israel Flores Ortiz, 18, is accused of groping several girls in Fairfax County High School . student has been charged with nine counts of assault and battery amid accusations that he was groping girls in the halls during school.
“There's a group of about 12 individuals that have reported this assault,” one mother told 7News. “It was all perpetrated by a single individual who is a stranger to the girls. He just sneakily walked up behind them and put his hand in between their legs. It was not just a butt smack or a butt grab. It was a groping of a private area. It had been occurring for several months.”Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano’s office About a dozen girls have come forward to report that Ortiz put his hands in between their legs, grabbed their private parts in the front, and moved his hands to their butts while in the school’s hallways. “What do you think about your experience so far with the school system handling this situation?” Minock asked two of the mothers, who agreed to speak on camera. “Abysmal, abysmal,” one mother told 7News. “I think from the very beginning, Fairfax County has attempted to diminish what happened to these girls.” “They have attempted to sweep it under the rug,” one mother said, “They sent out a letter last night.” “After we demanded it, multiple parents demanded that there be a letter before we got it,” one of the mothers exclaimed.In court records, the offense dates are listed as Feb. 25, 2026, and Ortiz’s arrest date is listed as March 7, 2026. More than two weeks after the incidents were reported, Fairfax High School Principal Georgina Aye sent an email to parents on March 12, 2026, that reads in part, “We are writing to share the news of the recent arrest of a student who was charged with inappropriately touching other students at school. These incidents involved the student touching students’ buttocks while they were transitioning in the hallways.” “Yeah, no, I would not be here for butt slapping,” one of the mothers told Minock. “I would, I mean, I would be upset about that, but this wouldn't be my second day this week here at the courthouse for that. It was a clear violation. He put his hand in between my daughter's legs, and the butt was actually the last thing that he touched.”“The girls have experienced harassment and bullying from peers at school, including people that they once thought were their friends, and the letter that they sent out, referencing it only as buttocks touching, just adds fuel to rumors that they were just attention seeking,” one mother told 7News. The parents also told 7News that FCPS told them the school system would allow Ortiz to come back to school when he is released, which the parents said would make their daughters feel very uncomfortable and unsafe. Also in court on Friday, prosecutor Jenna Sands said Ortiz groped girls at school throughout the school year. Why FCPS didn’t stop Ortiz’s alleged behavior months ago remains a mystery. 7News asked FCPS if they will allow Ortiz to come back to school, and why FCPS didn’t address his alleged behavior sooner if it was happening all school year?“While Fairfax County Public Schools is unable to comment on specifics due to federal and state privacy laws, we prioritize student and staff safety and we fully investigate any time someone shares that an incident has occurred at school, or that they do not feel safe at school. We are grateful to our law enforcement partners who continue to work swiftly and thoroughly when there are safety concerns in our schools. The safety of all FCPS students and staff remains a top priority.” 7News has also now learned Ortiz is an illegal immigrant from El Salvador who crossed the southern border in 2024 and was released under federal government policy at that time. Immediately after his arrest last week, ICE issued a detainer for Ortiz in order to deport him, but ICE told Nick that the Fairfax County Sheriff is not honoring that detainer. “Unfortunately, sanctuary politicians like Gov. Spanberger are outlawing cooperation with ICE and choosing to RELEASE criminal illegal aliens from their jails back onto their communities to create more American victims,” an ICE spokesperson told 7News. “We are calling on Fairfax County to honor our detainer to ensure this violent criminal is removed from our country so he can never claim another victim again.”“What do you think about this being charged as an assault, not sexual assault?” Minock asked the parents of two of the girls who have come forward. “That's very frustrating, very frustrating, because I feel like this seems like a crime of someone that will escalate if they are not, if it's not handled properly, and that's been my concern,” one mother told 7News. “What's done was done to her, unfortunately, can't come back and change that, but changing it in the future, making sure that further actions don't happen, or that this doesn't happen to other girls is, I think, what's most important.”“I agree,” another mother said. “We were all very frustrated to hear that it was just simple assault and level one misdemeanor, basically a fine.”A judge ordered J&K Salvage to "immediately cease any and all operations" until it receives a new Clean Water Act permit from the Pennsylvania Department of EnvSenator Doug Mastriano has released a statement addressing a former school bus driver in Littlestown who left his job after he claimed he was given an ultimatumThe U.S. Army soldier who was killed after a recent training at the Letterkenny Army Depot is being remembered as a man who "always went above and beyond for evVehicle owners in Pennsylvania whose cars have been heavily damaged and then extensively repaired or rebuilt are facing stricter requirements to pass state inspA press conference is being held by Pennsvylania State Police in Gettysburg regarding the arrest of the former mayor Chad-Alan Carr.
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