An Arlington man is facing numerous charges after a host of sexual encounters with young victims. Prosecutors say Matthew Erausquin, 46, victimized six underage girls, and three other young adults from June through August In one instance, investigators say he pretended to be 18 or years-old online. Just last week, a former Fairfax County doctor was indicted on charges of rape and abduction. Investigators say Drew Steiner also met victims on a sugar daddy site.
Infiltrating our homes and our families. Most importantly, our youth and those that are vulnerable. And this case is an example of that. Investigators say he also gave girls marijuana and expensive gifts. In at least one case, a victim moved out of state, and Erausquin allegedly flew her back to Virginia for the holidays.
Erausquin used a well known website that represents it has sophisticated age verification for its users. Unfortunately, it appears the website did not verify the ages of the individuals in question who apparently were untruthful about their true age when posting their profiles.
Erausquin stands ready to cooperate with law enforcement about this website but to seek a 10 or 15 year mandatory minimum prison sentence for this situation and any accompanying videos seems excessive. Arlington man indicted for trafficking high school students An Arlington man is facing numerous charges after a host of sexual encounters with young victims.
