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(NewsNation) — An FBI agent was arrested in Maryland on Monday and is charged with sexually assaulting two women.
Detectives in Montgomery County say they believe there may be additional victims and are encouraging them to come forward.
Eduardo Valdivia, who joined the FBI in 2011, has been suspended by the FBI pending the conclusion of the investigation.
“The FBI takes allegations of criminal violations and misconduct very seriously. We are aware of the matter involving the recent arrest of an FBI employee and are fully cooperating with the Montgomery County Police Department. Because this is an ongoing investigation, the FBI cannot comment further,” the agency said in a statement.
Valdivia was previously acquitted of attempted murder in 2022 for shooting a man on a Metro train near Washington, D.C. He continued to work for the bureau after the acquittal.
Valdivia was off duty during the shooting and eventually turned himself in to local authorities on charges including attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault and reckless endangerment.
A Maryland jury found him not guilty after he claimed he acted in self-defense following an alleged verbal confrontation with the other man.
The shooting took place in 2020 on a moving Metro train. The man who was shot was in stable condition one week after the shooting, though he had part or all of his spleen, colon and pancreas removed as a result of his injuries.
Valdivia now faces felony and misdemeanor charges, including two counts of second-degree rape for offenses said to have taken place in May and September of 2024.
No other information about the charges has been released.
