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Washington man pleads guilty to child sex crimes

by | Sep 15, 2025

The Rappahannock County courthouse, Nov. 2023.
The Rappahannock County courthouse, Nov. 2023. (Photo/Luke Christopher)

A Washington man entered into a plea agreement in Rappahannock County Circuit Court Monday, pleading guilty to six counts of child sex crimes connected to an inappropriate relationship he had with a county teenager in 2018.

Anthony Aaron Pyle, 50, was originally charged with 10 counts — including solicitation of a minor “by electronic means” and indecent acts with a child — after a female adult victim came forward in 2024 alleging she and Pyle had been involved in a sexual relationship starting when she was 15 years old and lasting six months.  

According to facts agreed upon by the defense and prosecution, the victim said she met Pyle through his daughter, whom she knew from school. She said Pyle was “fully aware” she was a classmate of his daughters and the same age, and according to court records, Pyle once propositioned the victim during a sleepover held by his daughter at his house. 

The victim shared text and Snapchat messages between Pyle and her with law enforcement that she said proved the relationship occurred, according to court records. 

Pyle pleaded guilty to six of the charges, and four were not prosecuted at this time. If the plea agreement is accepted at sentencing, Pyle will serve six years in jail, with 99 additional years suspended. 

He will return to court Jan. 12 for sentencing.

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    Ireland joined Foothills Forum as a full-time reporter in 2023 after graduating from the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication with a degree in journalism and minor in music. As a student, she gained valuable experience in reporter and editor positions at The Red & Black, an award-winning student newspaper, and contributed to Grady Newsource and the Athens Banner-Herald. She spent three years as an editorial assistant at Georgia Magazine, UGA’s quarterly alumni publication, and interned with The Bitter Southerner.
    Growing up in a small town in Southeast Georgia, Ireland developed a deep appreciation for rural communities and the unique stories they have to tell. She completed undergraduate research on news deserts, ghost papers and the ways rural communities in Georgia are being forced to adapt to a lack of local news. This research further sparked her interest in a career contributing to the preservation of local and rural news.
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Ireland joined Foothills Forum as a full-time reporter in 2023 after graduating from the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication with a degree in journalism and minor in music. As a student, she gained valuable experience in reporter and editor positions at The Red & Black, an award-winning student newspaper, and contributed to Grady Newsource and the Athens Banner-Herald. She spent three years as an editorial assistant at Georgia Magazine, UGA’s quarterly alumni publication, and interned with The Bitter Southerner. Growing up in a small town in Southeast Georgia, Ireland developed a deep appreciation for rural communities and the unique stories they have to tell. She completed undergraduate research on news deserts, ghost papers and the ways rural communities in Georgia are being forced to adapt to a lack of local news. This research further sparked her interest in a career contributing to the preservation of local and rural news.