Bernardsville Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting A Child For Years

BERNARDSVILLE, NJ — A Bernardsville man is accused of sexually assaulting a girl from the ages of 6 to 9 in the borough, said authorities.

Teodoro R.Velazquez, 68, of Anderson Hill Road, Bernardsville, was charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault, and third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, said Acting Somerset County Prosecutor Thomas Chirichella, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor, and Bernardsville Chief of Police Kevin J. Valentine.

On June 21, 2021, a 14-year-old girl, who was interviewed by a detective from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Sex Crimes/Child Abuse Unit, said Teodoro Velazquez sexually assaulted her numerous times between 2013 and 2017 while she was six years old through nine years old in Bernardsville, according to authorities.

On Wednesday, March 23, 2022, Velazquez was arrested without incident and charged following an investigation by detectives from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Sex Crimes/Child Abuse Unit and detectives from the Bernardsville Police Department.

Velazquez was taken to the Somerset County Jail pending a detention hearing.

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.

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.

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