By Sean Murphy
Once Again, Fairfax County’s Top Prosecutor Chooses Predators Over Protection
The scene would be comical if it weren’t so dangerous: Steve Descano, Fairfax County’s excuse for a prosecutor, just gave a free pass to a Tier III sex offender who allegedly exposed himself in a women’s locker room. Read that again. Slowly.
Richard Cox—a man so dangerous he’s permanently registered as a sex offender—allegedly flashed women at Planet Fitness. Descano’s response? A shrug and a walk away. No charges. No consequences. Just another day of putting politics above public safety.
For those unfamiliar with the classification, Tier III sex offenders aren’t shoplifters who took a wrong turn. They’re predators deemed so dangerous they must register for life. Yet here’s Descano, treating Cox like a jaywalker.
Why? The whispers say it’s identity politics—Cox is transgender, you see. So now we’ve reached peak absurdity: in Descano’s Fairfax, your identity card trumps your rap sheet.
The math here isn’t complicated: One registered sex offender + one new alleged violation + zero prosecution = a prosecutor who’s abandoned his duty. It’s that simple.
And here’s the body count of Descano’s dereliction: After he waved Cox free last summer, the sex offender allegedly struck again. And again. And again. Washington Liberty High School’s women’s locker room. Wakefield High School. Barcroft Sports and Fitness Center. Fairfax County’s Oakmont Rec Center. Each violation a direct deposit in Descano’s bank of failures. Each new victim a testament to what happens when a prosecutor decides predators deserve more protection than the public.
As a father of three daughters, this hits home like a sledgehammer. Every time they leave the house, I’m forced to wonder: which predator has Descano set loose today? Which sex offender got a get-out-of-jail-free card because they checked the right political boxes?
The people of Fairfax County aren’t lab rats in Descano’s social justice experiment. We’re families who deserve protection, not lectures about identity politics while predators roam free.
Elections have consequences. So do Descano’s decisions. And come voting day, we’ll show him which consequences matter more.
Sean Murphy is a member of the Fairfax County GOP and lives with his family in Burke.
