Afghan Evacuee Convicted of Molesting 3-Year-Old at Refugee Camp in Virginia

The main gate of the U.S. Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Va., in a file image. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

An Afghan national who helped U.S. troops in his home country has been convicted of molesting a 3-year-old girl at a Marine Corps refugee camp in Virginia.

Mohammed Tariq, 24, was convicted by a federal jury on charges of abusive sexual contact, the Department of Justice announced this week.