Jury selection begins for FBI agent accused of sexual assault

Jury selection begins for FBI agent accused of sexual assault

Jury selection is underway for FBI agent Eduardo Valdivia, who is accused of sexually assaulting multiple women at a tattoo studio he operated in Gaithersburg.

GAITHERSBURG, Md. - Jury selection is underway for FBI agent Eduardo Valdivia, who is accused of sexually assaulting multiple women at a tattoo studio he operated in Gaithersburg.

FBI agent on trial

What we know:

Prosecutors say Valdivia lured at least two women to the studio and assaulted them. He remains suspended from the FBI.

Valdivia was previously involved in a 2020 off-duty shooting on a Red Line Metro train. He was acquitted in that case in 2022.

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Eduardo Valdivia (Montgomery County Department of Police)