The longtime band director at Carter G. Woodson High School in Fairfax has been arrested after detectives found evidence of child sexual assault materials during an investigation into his conduct with a minor, the Fairfax County Police Department says.
Aaron Morgan, 38, a Fairfax resident who has been director of bands at Woodson since 2016, is now facing five counts of possession of child sexual assault material and a charge of solicitation of a minor.
Detectives from the Child Exploitation Unit in the FCPD’s Major Crimes Unit began investigating Morgan after Fairfax County Public Schools notified detectives on Tuesday (Nov. 10) of “concerns regarding a band director’s alleged inappropriate conduct toward a student,” police said in a press release.
According to police, detectives carried out multiple search warrants and uncovered electronic evidence of child sexual assault materials associated with Morgan. He was arrested on Nov. 10 on charges related to the original investigation.
Morgan, a native of Cobb County, Georgia, was the director at Madison County High School in Danielsville, Georgia, prior to the assignment at Woodson, according to his biography on the Woodson Band website. Before that, he earned a master’s degree in music performance from Arizona State University in 2013.
FCPS confirmed to FFXnow over email that Morgan has been placed on leave without pay, but said it could not discuss personnel matters in detail.
“The safety of our students remains one of our top priorities, and Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) takes any allegations of criminal misconduct by our employees very seriously,” the spokesperson said. “We work closely with our law enforcement partners to fully support investigations when they occur.”
According to court records, Morgan is due in Fairfax County General District Court on Feb. 1 for the solicitation charge, and Feb. 25 in Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court on the possession counts.
Because Morgan is at least seven years older than the reported victim, if convicted, he could face anywhere from three to 30 years in prison for the first charge, according to state law.
If convicted of another violation, the state code calls for “a term of imprisonment of not less than 10 years nor more than 30 years, 10 years of which shall be a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment.” The mandatory minimums are served consecutively.
