Transgender sex offender’s shocking behavior after going into female locker room at Virginia high school

A transgender registered sex offender is accused of exposing his genitals to multiple women and children in Virginia public female locker rooms.

Richard Cox, 58, who identifies as a woman but is still physically male, was back in court on Thursday for a lengthy preliminary hearing, according to 7News.

Cox was arrested in December for allegedly spying on women while naked in the female changing rooms at Arlington’s premium aquatic center, which shares facilities with Washington Liberty-High School.

A dozen witnesses testified against the predator, who is facing multiple charges, including indecent exposure, sex offender loitering near schools, and indecent liberties with children.

The 58-year-old stated throughout the hearing that he is a woman and urged the judge to instruct the prosecutor ‘to stop misgendering him’, but the judge declined.

One witness claimed she and her five-year-old daughter saw Cox standing naked in a shower stall with the curtain open, touching himself, after swim class.

Other accounts included mothers with their young daughters seeing the 58-year-old naked and exposed in the public female locker rooms.

An Arlington detective also testified she found child pornography along with children’s gymnastics and swim schedules on Cox’s phone.

A transgender sex offender is accused of exposing his genitals to multiple women and children in Virginia public female locker rooms

The prosecutor told the court ‘these facts speak clearly to Cox’s motive for visiting those facilities’, according to 7News.

Cox is a Tier III sex offender, according to court documents. Tier III convicted sex offenders pose a high risk of re-offending and are considered a significant threat to the public.

His case will go before the Grand Jury next week.

Cox was separately arrested on December 6 at Barcroft Sports & Fitness Center, but investigations uncovered a disturbing pattern stretching back to September 2024.

Despite repeated complaints, Cox allegedly continued accessing facilities by claiming to be transgender.

Detectives linked him to similar incidents at Washington-Liberty High School in October and Wakefield High School in October and November.

Richard Cox, 58, who identifies as a woman but is still physically male, was back in court on Thursday for a lengthy preliminary hearing

County Police Chief Kevin Davis defended his department’s decision not to file past charges against Cox because of the county’s gender identity policy, 7News reported.

But the chief has said the predator is not allowed to visit Fairfax County rec centers in the future.

Arlington County allows people to use locker rooms and bathrooms based on their chosen gender identity.