Transgender sex offender to appear in court for alleged exposure at Virginia schools, gyms

ARLINGTON,Va.(WJLA)—RichardCox,aregisteredchildsexoffenderwhoidentifiesastransgender,willappearincourtMondayforahearingonallegedindecentexposureatafitnesscenterandtwoVirginiaschools. Cox,58,isfacingmorethan20chargesinArlingtonCounty,whereheisaccusedofexposinghimselftowomenandgirlsinfemalelockerrooms. Theincidentsreportedlyoccurredatseverallocations,includingtheBarcroftSportsandFitnessCenter,WashingtonLibertyHighSchool,andWakefieldHighSchool.Theseschoolshavepoolsthatareopentothepublicafterschoolhours. Followingtheallegedindecentexposurereports,WJLAreporterNickMinockaskedArlingtonPublicSchools: WhydidArlingtonPublicSchoolsallowamalesexoffendertousethegirl’slockerroomatWashington-LibertyHighSchool? Whydidn’ttheArlingtonSchoolBoardmembersrespondtothewomenandaddresstheproblem? IstheArlingtonSchoolBoardinfavorofallowingmentouseAPSgirllockerroomsiftheyidentifyastransgender? “APSpermitspoolpatronsto