SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police arrested a registered sex offender after locating a 14-year-old runaway with him on Monday.
Benjamin Velasquez, 30, was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault of a child, according to police. Velasquez was previously convicted of indecency with a child in 2014, according to the state’s sex offender registry.
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Early Monday morning, at 6:38 a.m., police were called to an East Side home after receiving reports of a “juvenile runaway,” according to a news release from the police department.
At the home, police found the 14-year-old girl with Velasquez.
“Through their investigation, SVU Detectives developed enough probable cause to charge Velasquez with sexual assault of a child,” according to the news release.
He remained in Bexar County Jail Tuesday, jail records showed. His bail was set at $100,000.
Police are asking anyone with more information on Velasquez to call detectives at 210-207-2313.