SPRINGFIELD, Va. – A former police officer and current mental health associate at a special needs school was arrested this week and charged with soliciting a minor for sex.
What we know:
Lawrence Lofzewski was arrested on May 21, and has been charged with three counts of solicitation of a minor, Fairfax County Police said.
The FCPD said the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children reported Lofzewski, saying that he had “posted disturbing online content regarding minors.”
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Lofzewski, police said, had several online conversations with detectives posing as children, and he “engaged in inappropriate conversations and solicited sexual encounters.”
The backstory:
At the time of his arrest, police said Lofzewski was working as a mental health associate at Rivermont Schools in Lorton, which serves children with emotional and developmental disabilities.
Before that, Lofzewski was a police officer with the Metropolitan Police Department in D.C. from 2019-2022, and the Arlington County Police Department from 2022-2025, investigators said.
What’s next:
Lofzewski was arrested at his Springfield home and taken to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center. He is being held without bond.
What you can do:
The Fairfax County Police Department is still investigating this case, and asked anyone with information to contact detectives at 703-246-7800.
The Source: Information in this story is from the Fairfax County Police Department, the Arlington County Police Department and Rivermont Schools.
