Crime PublicSafety: School Bus Aide Arrested in Spotsylvania County, VA
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The Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office has arrested a school bus aide for alleged sex offenses in Spotsylvania, Virginia. The suspect is 22-year-old Miguel Velasquez Velasco of Fredericksburg. Velasco was arrested on the evening of September 26.
Details of the Incident
School authorities alerted police after suspicion of inappropriate touching of a student had occurred on a school bus. It was determined through an investigation that Velasquez Velasco assaulted three separate children on the school bus on September 26. The victims' ages range from four to five years old, and those who are students with disabilities.
- Velasquez Velasco has been charged with:
- Eight counts of aggravated sexual battery of a child
- Two counts of indecent liberties of a child while in a custodial role
- One count of attempted sodomy of a child
He is being held without bond. This remains an ongoing investigation.
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