Substitute Teacher Charged; Possible Additional Victims Sought
Published on January 10, 2025
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Arlington County Police Department’s Special Victims Unit has arrested and charged an Arlington Public Schools employee with a sexually-based offense and is seeking possible additional victims.
On January 3, police launched a criminal investigation after receiving information that, beginning in September 2022, a substitute teacher assigned to Washington-Liberty High School initiated an inappropriate sexual relationship with a juvenile female student. As a result of the investigation, Timothy McGhee, 47, of Alexandria, VA was arrested on January 10 and charged with Virginia Code § 18.2-370.1 Taking Indecent Liberties with a Child by a Person in a Supervisory or Custodial Relationship and Virginia Code § 18.2-60.3 Stalking.
Additional information regarding the investigation is restricted from release in accordance with Virginia Code § 19.2-11.2.
This remains an active criminal investigation and detectives believe there could be additional victims. The suspect has extensive history interacting with juveniles and previously volunteered with youth groups at a local church and was a substitute teacher in neighboring jurisdictions in Northern Virginia. Anyone who has additional information related to this investigation or has had past inappropriate encounters with this suspect is asked to contact Detective S. Yanda at 703-228-4244 or syanda@arlingtonva.us. Information may also be provided anonymously through the Arlington County Crime Solvers hotline at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477).
Booking photograph of Timothy McGhee