A Reston man has been sentenced to at least seven years in prison for multiple sex crimes in Arlington.
Matthew Coble’s sentencing, handed down Friday by Circuit Court Judge Daniel S. Fiore II, follows his convictions for aggravated sexual battery and indecent liberties with a minor — crimes involving two different victims.
It includes an additional 13-year sentence that will be triggered if Coble violates the terms of his probation following release. The 22-year-old will also be required to register as a sex offender upon his release.
In July 2023, a jury convicted Coble of aggravated sexual battery of a mentally incapacitated or physically helpless individual in a public park. He had provided the victim with alcohol, according to court records.
The guilty verdict in that case led to an investigation into a separate case against Coble, in which the then-18-year-old supplied a 14-year-old victim with alcohol and coerced her into sexual activity back in 2020.
Coble entered a guilty plea to a charge of indecent liberties with a minor in July 2024.
More, below, from an Arlington Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office press release.
On July 13, 2023, an Arlington County jury found Matthew Coble guilty of Aggravated Sexual Battery for an offense that occurred on July 24, 2020. Following his conviction, a second victim came forward after seeing a press release from the our Office. That victim, who was 14 years old at the time of the assault, disclosed that Coble had supplied her with alcohol and coerced her into sexual activity in 2020. As a result of the second case, Coble pleaded guilty to Indecent Liberties with a Minor, and both victims provided impact statements at a joint sentencing hearing.
The Commonwealth sought a sentence above the high end of the guidelines, which ranged from 2 years and 7 months to 13 years and 5 months. The Honorable Daniel S. Fiore, II sentenced Coble to 7 years of active incarceration. He will be a registered sex offender and faces additional suspended prison time and supervised probation, with conditions to be determined following further psychological evaluation.
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