Crime & Safety
Report: Gaithersburg Resident, Former Nonprofit Head, To Plead Guilty In Child Sex Sting
62-year-old was the executive director of the American School Counselor Association and the National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association.
A 62-year-old Gaithersburg resident and former nonprofit head will plead guilty to charges stemming from a child-sex sting, The Washington Examiner reported.
Scott Richard Swirling was charged in January after he was caught in a sting run by a task force of FBI agents and DC police officers for traveling from Maryland to the District for purposes of engaging in sexual activity with a 12-year-old girl, according to the report.
Swirling previously served as the executive director of the American School Counselor Association and the National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association, according to the report.
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Officers engaged Swirling through a Craigslist posting, according to the report.
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