An FBI agent has been accused of sexually assaulting two women after luring them in with the promise of free tattoos and modelling work.

Eduardo Valdivia has been charged with sexually assaulting two women in Maryland. He used aliases such as Lalo Brown and “El Boogie,” to contact the women via an Instagram account for a tattoo parlor in Gaithersburg, according to Montgomery County Assistant Police Chief Nicholas Augustine.

The assaults occurred during photo shoots at a tattoo studio and a hotel and the women were unaware that their alleged attacker was an FBI agent. Both victims said that they were afraid resisting or attempting to leave would result in them getting hurt.

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The victims were contacted through social media under the guise of free tattoos and modeling work The suspect showed the women modeling contracts and threatened legal action if they did not return to model for him. Police suspect that Valdivia may have assaulted other women under similar circumstances.

Assistant Chief Augustine thanked the victims for coming forward, stating: “I would like to thank the victims that did come forward. They have now stopped this contact going on in our community and being brave enough to come forward to notify the police about what was going on, which most likely saved other people from being victimized.”

Defense attorney Robert Bonsib defended Valdivia, stating that his client’s interactions with the women were consensual. “This conduct is not going to get you the first pew in the church,” Bonsib told reporters outside the courthouse. “You’ve got to be realistic about the nature of what was going on. This was not criminal conduct.”

On Tuesday, a state district court judge ordered Valdivia to be held without bond, deeming him a danger to the community and a flight risk. Prosecutor Rachel Morris revealed during the hearing that a third potential victim had come forward and was currently being interviewed by police.

The FBI has suspended Valdivia pending the conclusion of the police investigation. “The FBI takes allegations of criminal violations and misconduct very seriously,” an FBI spokesperson said in a statement Monday. “Because this is an ongoing investigation, the FBI cannot comment further.”

Valdivia, 40, from Gaithersburg, was previously charged and acquitted in 2022 of attempted second-degree murder and other charges related to an off-duty shooting aboard a moving Metro train near Washington, DC. Online court records reveal that Valdivia now faces felony and misdemeanor charges, including two counts of second-degree rape.

The alleged offenses date back to May 2024 and September 2024. Police began their investigation in October. The women were initially hesitant to come forward due to language in contracts they signed for modeling work, according to Augustine.

Bonsib provided new details in court regarding the circumstances leading to the charges against his client, David Valdivia. According to Bonsib, “We don’t know how long the business had been open, but he has been doing tattoos at least since February,” Augustine said.

During a recent bond hearing, Bonsib argued that emails from women to Valdivia suggested consensual encounters. He also admitted that Valdivia feigned identity as ‘Dr. Tiffany Kim,’ promising modeling contracts via email.

In another twist, one victim found her photograph, taken by Valdivia, on an Instagram page, eventually leading her to connect with another alleged victim through a mutual friend who recognized the photo.

Bonsib highlighted Valdivia’s history, mentioning he joined the FBI in 2011 and climbed the ranks to become a supervisory special agent at their headquarters in 2019.

The attorney recounted a December 15, 2020, altercation between Valdivia and an unarmed passenger that turned violent. An argument on a Bethesda, Maryland-bound train led to Valdivia shooting the man from close range after demanding space. The man needed major surgery where parts of his spleen, colon, and pancreas were removed.