Overview

• About a dozen witnesses testified that Richard Cox was naked in women’s locker rooms at Washington‑Liberty High School, Wakefield High School, and the Barcroft Sports and Fitness Center, with young children present.
• An Arlington detective testified that Cox’s phone contained child pornography and schedules for children’s gymnastics at Barcroft and swimming lessons at Fairfax County recreation centers.
• A responding officer said he found Cox sitting naked on a bench in a women’s locker room during a December 2024 incident tied to the Arlington charges.
• In court, Cox asserted a female identity and asked the judge to require female pronouns for him, a request the judge denied.
• Policies in Arlington and Fairfax allow facility use based on gender identity, and Fairfax authorities previously declined to file charges in related incidents but later barred Cox from county recreation centers.