3 Child Sexual Battery Charges Filed Against School Bus Aide

FREDERICKSBURG, VA — A Fredericksburg man is facing multiple charges, including aggravated sexual battery of a child, due to incidents of inappropriate touching while he was working as an aide on a school bus, according to Spotsylvania County authorities.

Detectives from the Child Victim Unit investigated after school authorities reported evidence of inappropriate touching of a student on a bus, according to the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office.

Investigators said Miguel Velasquez Velasco assaulted three separate children on the same day, while he was working as a school bus aide. The victims, who were students with disabilities, were 4 and 5 years old, a report said.

Velasquez Velasco, 22, was charged with aggravated sexual battery of a child, two counts of indecent liberties of a child while in a custodial role, and one count of attempted sodomy of a child, according to the sheriff's office.

He was arrested Thursday night and taken to the Rappahannock Regional Jail, where he was held without bond.

Anyone with information about this case can contact the sheriff's office at 1-800-928-5822 or 1-540-582-5822 or online at www.p3tips.com or www.spotsylvaniacrimesolvers.org. P3tips App: from the Android or Google store.