Carnal Knowledge Charge Levied In Missing Juvenile Case: FCPD

RESTON, VA — A man arrested Wednesday night as part of a missing juvenile investigation is facing multiple criminal, sexual charges, including carnal knowledge of a child, according to authorities.

Shortly after 7 p.m., officers from the Reston Police Station responded to the 12100 block of Sunset Hills Road in Reston to help Town of Herndon police locate a missing juvenile, according to the incident report.

"Officers located the juvenile with an adult male, later identified as Carlos Ayala Sosa, who initially fled the scene on foot and was quickly located and taken into custody," according to police.

Later at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, Ayala Sosa was charged with with carnal knowledge of a 13-14-year-old child without force and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, police say. He was then held without bond.

A child between the ages of 13 and 15 is not considered to be a consenting child, according to the Virginia Code, which describes carnal knowledge as any "acts of sexual intercourse," including other sexually related activities.

Carnal knowledge is a Class 4 felony, under Virginia law. If convicted on this charge, Ayala Sosa faces a possible prison sentence of two to 10 years and/or a fine of up to $100,000.

Contributing to the delinquency of a minor is a Class 1 misdemeanor, which carries a potential penalty of up to one year in jail and/or a fine of up to $2,500, according to the Virginia Code.