An FBI agent who was previously acquitted for attempted murder has been arrested on sexual assault charges.
An FBI agent once charged with attempted murder and the and then acquitted after a 2020 shooting on a metro train has been arrested for charges of sexual assault.
Police say Eduardo Valdivia is in custody. Police plan to hold a news conference Tuesday to detail specific charges concerning the assault of two different women. They plan to explain why they're concerned there could be more victims.
Police say Valdivia is the same FBI agent who was acquitted of attempted murder on a metro train near the Medical Center Station in Bethesda. That shooting happened in mid-December of 2020. Valdivia was acquitted two years later. He was off duty at the time of that shooting.
The news conference from Montgomery County Police Tuesday is set for 11 a.m.
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The FBI Washington Field Office sent the following statement to News4:
“The FBI takes allegations of criminal violations and misconduct very seriously. We are aware of the matter involving the recent arrest of an FBI employee and are fully cooperating with the Montgomery County Police Department. Because this is an ongoing investigation, the FBI cannot comment further.
Regarding the employment of Eduardo Valdivia, he is currently suspended pending the conclusion of the Montgomery County Police Department investigation."
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