BREAKING: Substitute teacher, fmr. candidate arrested for alleged sexual contact with student

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https://www.arlnow.com/2025/01/10/break ... h-student/

A substitute teacher has been charged with taking indecent liberties with a high school student.

Timothy McGhee, a 47-year-old Alexandria resident, had been working as a substitute at Washington-Liberty High School. He also previously worked at some local churches and unsuccessfully ran for state Senate in Arlington and Alexandria in 2011.

Arlington County police say McGhee “initiated an inappropriate sexual relationship with a juvenile female student” at W-L in the fall of 2022. Police began investigating the relationship last week after “receiving information” about the relationship. McGhee was arrested earlier today (Friday).

Police believe there may be additional victims of McGhee and asked anyone with information to contact them.

More, below, from a press release.

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).

In an email sent to W-L families Friday night, principal Tony Hall shared news of the arrest.

“Our top priority is always the safety of our students,” Hall wrote. “We take every report seriously and school officials are cooperating with law enforcement during this ongoing investigation.”