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Germantown Tutor Charged with Sexual Abuse of a Minor

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Gaithersburg, MD- 65-year-old Adi Yousef Najjar, of Germantown has been arrested and charged with sexual abuse of a minor and fourth degree sex offenses. Detectives have released a photo of Najjar and are urging anyone who may be a victim of sexual abuse by Najjar to come forward.

On Tuesday, June 4, 2024, the Montgomery County Child Welfare Services and the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) began investigating Najjar following the report of a sexual abuse of a minor.

The alleged assaults occurred between September 2022 and June 2024, when Najjar was the victim’s Islamic tutor.

Najjar turned himself in to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, and he was released on an unsecured personal bond.

Detectives are concerned there may be additional victims of sexual abuse by Najjar that have not contacted police and are asking anyone who may have been a victim of Adi Yousef Najjar to call SVID at (240) 773-5400 or Crime Solvers of Montgomery County toll-free at 1-866-411-TIPS(8477). Callers can remain anonymous. 

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Release ID: 24-393
Media Contact: L.N.J.Ivey 
Categories: arrest , sexual-offense