A school bus aide in Spotsylvania, Virginia sexually assaulted multiple four- and five-year olds with disabilities on the school bus on Thursday, police said.
According to a jail booking from Rappahannock Regional Jail, Miguel Angel Velasquez Velasco was booked for eight counts of aggravated sexual battery of a victim less than 13 years, sodomy, and indecent liberties with a child by a custodian, and is being held without bond.
Spotsylvania Police Major Troy Skebo said in a Saturday statement that school authorities notified the police of suspicions that “inappropriate touching of a student” had occurred on a school bus.
“Detectives with the ‘Child Victim Unit’ and school administration immediately started an investigation and obtained substantial evidence that Mr. Velasquez Velasco assaulted three separate children on the school bus on the day of September 26th,” Skeoa said. “The victims ages range from 4 to 5 years of age who are students with disabilities.”
Skebo said Velasquez Velasco is an immigrant who is a legal permanent resident and has no known criminal record.
Superintendent Clint M. Mitchell has not informed the community of the incident. The Daily Wire sent Mitchell questions about the incident at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, but, as of this writing, he had not responded.
Spotsylvania Commonwealth’s Attorney Ryan Mehaffey told The Daily Wire that the “case is very important to our community and it has my undivided attention.” He said the charging documents could not be released because it is currently in juvenile court.
Spotsylvania is a semi-rural county about 60 miles south of Washington, D.C.
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