A former D.C. police officer is accused of sexually assaulting nearly a dozen women across the D.C. area.
Timothy Valentin is accused of drugging and assaulting women he met on dating apps. So far, police say they’ve identified victims in Alexandria, Prince George’s County and Takoma Park.
Valentin left the Metropolitan Police Department in 2022. He’s accused of assaults in 2024 and 2025.
In at least one case, investigators say he told a victim he was in law enforcement, and police found a gun and badge in his car.
News4 found disturbing details in Alexandria court documents filed in connection with his arrest in December. Detectives found dozens of explicit videos on his cellphone.
“I want to acknowledge the enormity of this moment,” Alexandria Chief of Police Tarrick McGuire said at a news conference Monday.
Valentin faces charges related to four victims in Alexandria. In Prince George’s County, six victims have been identified, with charges in three cases. In Takoma Park, one case is underway.
The charges include rape, rape of a helpless victim, sodomy, abduction and altering drinks.
“The preliminary investigation revealed the suspect met the women he targeted on dating apps or in person. During a date, the survivor would consume alcohol, and once incapacitated, the suspect would sexually assault her,” Deputy Chief Todd Lightner said.
News4 obtained court documents that provide disturbing details about the case that brought Valentin’s arrest in December. At a bond hearing, prosecutors told the judge Valentin is accused of taking the victim to O’Connell’s in Old Town, where both drank heavily.
According to the document, when the victim returned from the bathroom, she saw Valentin stirring something into her drink. She later passed out in his car. The woman told police she woke to him raping and sodomizing her.
Urine testing of the victim showed the presence of bromazolam, a sedative, in her system.
At the bond hearing, Valentin’s attorney said about the December case that the sex was consensual.
Court documents go on to say that when an Alexandria detective searched Valentin’s car, they found a law enforcement badge, a gun, prescription receipts, condoms and two sandwich bags with a white, powdery substance.
The documents say Valentin’s phone had dozens of video recordings of him engaged in sex acts with women who appeared to be intoxicated or incapacitated. News4 asked police how many women were shown on cellphone videos. They declined to answer.
Court documents say Valentin also had photos of women’s driver’s licenses.
Alexandria police said the wide-ranging investigation is ongoing. Police urge women with potentially relevant information on Valentin to contact police.
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