Fairfax County Police have arrested a 44-year-old Falls Church man and former healthcare organization executive following an investigation into the alleged unlawful recording of multiple victims in the Tysons area, including a 16-year-old girl.
According to police, officers responded to the 1900 block of Chain Bridge Road on August 16 and 17 for reports of unlawful filming. Investigators said a man allegedly used his cellphone to record three victims, two 18-year-old women and a 16-year-old girl, while they were visiting multiple stores in the Tysons area. During one of the incidents, a victim and family member confronted the man, but he left before officers arrived.
Detectives with the department’s Tysons Urban Team used Automated License Plate Reader technology during the investigation and identified the suspect as Shawn Gremminger, 44, of Falls Church. Police identified Gremminger as the former president and CEO of the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchasers Coalition.
On August 27, Fairfax County detectives, with assistance from the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police Department, arrested Gremminger at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Gremminger was transported to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center and charged with two counts of unlawful creation of an image of another, unlawful creation of an image of a juvenile, production of child pornography and 30 counts of possession of child pornography. According to police, he was held without bond. During a search of Gremminger’s electronic devices, detectives said they discovered evidence indicating there may be additional victims.
Anyone with information about the incidents or who believes they may have been a victim is asked to contact the Fairfax County Police Department’s Major Crimes Bureau at 703-246-7800, option 3.
