FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. - Fairfax County police searched the Islamic Saudi Academy’s west campus last month in connection with an investigation into child abuse allegations. A 5-year old girl told a teacher in mid-May that her father was molesting her, News4’s James Adams reported.
Virginia law requires abuse allegations to be reported within 72 hours, but authorities were not notified.
According to court documents, the school’s director, Adalla Al-Shabnan, did not believe the girl’s complaint.
He told investigators that he recommended psychological counseling for the girl after meeting with her parents.
Authorities said Al-Shabnan never reported the allegations of abuse to a child protective or law enforcement agency.
On May 23, detectives searched and seized computers, notes and records from the school’s Fairfax campus.
Fairfax County police declined to comment on the investigation.
Calls to the academy’s director were not returned.
No charges have been field.
