Judge Orders Loudoun County Teenager on Sex Offender Registry, Parents of Victim Pleaded Against Jail Time

'I want him to become better in the future instead of sitting in jail for the rest of his life, but I also want him marked as a sexual predator,' victim's father says

A woman sits with her sign during a Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) board meeting in Ashburn, Virginia on Oct. 12, 2021. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va.—The teenage boy responsible for two sexual assault cases in Loudoun County schools on Jan. 12 was sentenced to probation at a residential treatment facility until his 18th birthday in July 2024.

Judge Pamela L. Brooks of the Loudoun County Juvenile Court also ordered him to be placed on the sex offender registry, a rare outcome for juveniles and a first for Brooks.