Sexual Abuse Of Daughter With Special Needs Leads To Father's Loudoun Prison Sentence

LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA — The sexual abuse of his daughter with special needs led to a man's sentence in Loudoun County, according to prosecutors.

On Monday, the Loudoun County Commonwealth's Attorney announced a seven-year prison sentence for Willy David Weiss-Ramos, 57, of Front Royal. He was sentenced in Loudoun County Circuit Court on a charge of aggravated sexual battery of a child (less than 13 years of age). He will be required to register as a sex offender for life.

According to prosecutors, Weiss-Ramos admitted to the abuse in past years when meeting to discuss child support with the mother in January 2024. Weiss-Ramos, who had been absent from the mother and daughter's lives for about three years, told the mother he had inappropriately touched the daughter and tried to bribe her not to tell police. However, the mother reported it to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office.

A sheriff's office investigation determined Weiss-Ramos had started the sexual abuse in 2020 when the victim was 12 years old. Prosecutors say he would bribe the victim with any candy she wanted in exchange for not telling her mother. The mother told authorities the daughter came home with candy after visits with her father.

A statement from the mother and victim read by prosecutors in court said in part, "when I first met him, I thought he’d be a great father, but he was a monster" and "I ask for God to forgive you, because I cannot."

In court, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Amelia Flynn said Weiss-Ramos "betrayed the trust of his daughter, shattered the innocence of his daughter, and took advantage of his daughter with special needs, and used that for his own sexual gratification."

Flynn had called for a sentence above the sentencing guidelines. The seven-year sentence Weiss-Ramos received was above the sentencing guidelines of one to five years.

Before the sentencing, Judge Stephen Sincavage argued that the sentencing guidelines didn't account for the impact of the abuse on the victim.

"In our society, this country, this world, we have a responsibility to protect children, especially with special needs," Sincavage stated in court. "You did not protect this child, you inflicted harm on her."

Commonwealth's Attorney Bob Anderson thanked the sheriff's office for the investigation into the abuse.

"Our community will not tolerate anyone who abuses children, and the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney for Loudoun County will hold perpetrators accountable for their crimes," said Anderson.