Sexual Assault and Gender Violence

Prince George’s County Police in Maryland and authorities in Alexandria, Virginia say former Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department officer Timothy Valentin, 30, is accused of sexually assaulting at least 10 women across Maryland and Virginia between 2024 and 2025 after meeting them on dating apps or in person. Valentin, who resigned from MPD in 2022, is currently jailed in Alexandria on 2025 cases and faces charges including rape, sodomy, abduction, unlawful filming and aggravated sexual battery, while Prince George’s County has charged him in connection with alleged assaults on six adult women at various locations. Police say investigators determined that on dates the women drank alcohol, became incapacitated and were then allegedly assaulted, and a separate Montgomery County case alleges Valentin assaulted a woman he met at Bowie and Silver Spring bars in April 2025. The investigation began in Maryland after Alexandria detectives flagged potential related cases earlier this year, and departments in both states are now urging additional possible victims to come forward, underscoring concerns about serial predation facilitated by dating apps and committed by someone who previously held a law-enforcement badge. The case is already feeding broader social-media debate over how police agencies screen and monitor officers and what protections dating‑app users have when meeting strangers offline.