A Bergen County man has been arrested after it was alleged that he previously sexually assaulted a young child.
Arturo Velazco, 37, of Fairview, was arrested on Wednesday. He was charged with aggravated sexual assault, two counts of sexual assault and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office said in a news release.
Earlier on Wednesday, authorities received information about a child under the age of 13 who had been sexually assaulted in the past. Following an investigation by detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit, it was alleged that Velazco committed the assaults at locations in Fairview and Cliffside Park, officials said.
Velazco is being held in jail pending his first court appearance. His attorney information was not immediately available.
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