BERNARDSVILLE BOROUGH, NJ (Somerset County) – A Somerset County man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a young girl in Bernardsville Borough, according to Acting Somerset County Prosecutor Thomas Chirichella.
On June 21, 2021, the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office received information that a 14-year-old girl was alleging that she was sexually assaulted from the ages of six through nine in Bernardsville, Chirichella said.
The girl was interviewed by authorities and she stated that she was sexually assaulted by Teodoro Velazquez, 68, of Bernardsville Borough numerous times between 2013 and 2017 while she was 6-years-old through 9-years-old, Chirichella said.
On Wednesday, March 23, as a result of the investigation, Velazquez was arrested without incident and charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault and third-degree endangering the welfare of a child. He was then lodged in the Somerset County Jail pending a detention hearing, Chirichella said.
Anyone with information relating to the sexual assault to contact the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Sex Crimes/Child Abuse Unit at 908-231-7100 or the Bernardsville Police Department at 908-766-0037 or via the STOPit app.
The STOPit app allows citizens to provide anonymous reports including videos and photos. STOPit can be downloaded to your smart phone for free at the Google Play Store or Apple App Store, access code: SOMERSETNJ. Information can also be provided through the Somerset County Crime Stoppers’ Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477). All anonymous STOPit reports and Crime Stopper tips will be kept confidential.
