Parents
enraged over adult illegal alien allegedly molesting Virginia high school girls
Joseph MacKinnon March
18, 2026 theblaze.com
Parents accuse Fairfax High School
of trying to downplay the incident.
Israel
Flores-Ortiz, an illegal alien from El Salvador who stole into the U.S. in 2024
and was subsequently released by the Biden administration, is accused of
molesting at least nine girls at Fairfax High School in Virginia where he was
enrolled in the 11th grade, even though he is at least 18 years old.
Adding
insult to injury, the school allegedly downplayed the scandal.
'They
have attempted to sweep it under the rug.'
The
alleged offenses took place as recently as Feb. 25. Flores-Ortiz was arrested
on March 7 and has been charged with nine counts of assault and battery.
"There's
a group of about 12 individuals that have reported this assault," a mother
of one of the victims told WJLA-TV. "It was all perpetrated by a single
individual who is a stranger to the girls. He just sneakily walked up behind
them and put his hand in between their legs. It was not just a butt smack or a
butt grab. It was a groping of a private area. It had been occurring for
several months."
Two
of the victims' mothers said that the school was doing a terrible job handling
the situation.
"Abysmal,
abysmal," said one of the mothers. "I think from the very beginning,
Fairfax County has attempted to diminish what happened to these girls."
Fairfax
High School principal Georgina Aye reportedly waited over two weeks after the
incidents were reported to notify parents in an email, "We are writing to
share the news of the recent arrest of a student who was charged with
inappropriately touching other students at school. These incidents involved the
student touching students’ buttocks while they were transitioning in the
hallways."
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Parents
lashed out over Aye's claim that the alleged molestation was simply a matter of
a "student touching students’ buttocks."
"Yeah,
no, I would not be here for butt slapping," one mother told WJLA. "I
would, I mean, I would be upset about that, but this wouldn't be my second day
this week here at the courthouse for that. It was a clear violation. He put his
hand in between my daughter's legs, and the butt was actually the last thing
that he touched."
Another
mother said, "The girls have experienced harassment and bullying from
peers at school, including people that they once thought were their friends,
and the letter that they sent out, referencing it only as buttocks touching,
just adds fuel to rumors that they were just attention seeking."
"They
have attempted to sweep it under the rug," said one mother.
The
City of Fairfax School Board, which oversees Fairfax High School in partnership
with the FCPS, said in a statement on Monday that it "takes the
recent situation at Fairfax High School very seriously."
"We
support the students who have been directly affected and encourage members of
the Fairfax High School community to support one another during this difficult
time. Inappropriate conduct has no place in our schools, and we understand the
concern and distress this incident has caused for students and families,"
said the school board. "We also want to express our support for Principal
Dr. Georgina Aye, a student-centered leader who has devoted her career to
serving and supporting students. We have confidence in her leadership."
In
addition to receiving what one victim's mother described as "a completely
sanitized letter" from the school's purportedly "student-centered
leader," parents were allegedly informed by Fairfax County Public Schools
that upon his release, Flores-Ortiz would return to school.
FCPS
told WJLA in a statement, "While Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is
unable to comment on specifics due to federal and state privacy laws, we
prioritize student and staff safety and we fully investigate any time someone
shares that an incident has occurred at school, or that they do not feel safe at
school."
FCPS
did not respond to a request for comment from Blaze News.
ICE
issued a detainer for Ortiz, the agency told WJLA, "to ensure this violent criminal is removed from
our country so he can never claim another victim again."
Fairfax
County Sheriff Stacey Kincaid's (D) office told Blaze News in a statement:
Israel
Flores Ortiz remains in the custody of the Sheriff’s Office in the Fairfax
County Adult Detention Center (ADC). While it is still too early in the process
to know the outcome of his case, ICE has been notified of Ortiz’s location at
the ADC, and they are able to execute their detainer by responding to the ADC
and taking Ortiz into custody if and when he is ordered released.
The Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office does not obstruct or prevent ICE from
acting on their civil detainers.
Flores-Ortiz
reportedly requested to be released on bail. Fairfax County Commonwealth's
Attorney Steve Descano's (D) office told Blaze News that there was a bond
hearing, but "after listening to arguments, the judge decided to hold him.
He is being held."
Judge
Dipti Pidikiti-Smith reportedly denied Ortiz's request on Friday after reviewing
surveillance video of one of the incidents.
"This
19-year-old criminal illegal alien should NOT have been attending a Virginia
high school and allowed to prey on innocent teenage girls. He now faces nine
counts of assault and battery. This is yet another example of the Biden
administration’s failed open border policies," DHS Deputy Assistant
Secretary Lauren Bis said in a statement.
"We
are calling on Fairfax County sanctuary politicians to NOT release this
predator from jail back into our communities to assault more teenage
women," continued Bis. "Unfortunately, Governor Abigail Spanberger ended cooperation with ICE and is siding with criminal
illegal aliens over American citizens."