A former FBI agent from Maryland will likely spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced for luring young women into his Montgomery County tattoo studios and raping them under the guise of modeling opportunities.

Eduardo Valdivia, 41, of Gaithersburg, was found guilty on Friday, July 18 of a bevy of sex offenses by a jury in Montgomery County Circuit Court.

On Tuesday, Oct. 14, authorities announced that Valdivia has been sentenced to 80 years in prison, with all but 60 years to serve.

Valdivia, a former Supervisory Special Agent with the FBI for over a decade, owned DC Fine Line Tattoos, located in the 9800 block of Washingtonian Boulevard in Gaithersburg, officials said.

The shop became the center of a disturbing investigation in late 2024 when two women came forward a

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