A Bloomfield man originally charged with 10 felony child sex crime charges and four contributing to the delinquency of a minor charges was sentenced July 28 to five years of supervised probation.
Romeo Velasquez, 24, pleaded guilty April 21 to four counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, with all other charges being dismissed.
“These are the true crimes that Mr. Velasquez has committed and he has taken responsibility for them,” said Tyson Quail, the defense attorney.
Velasquez originally faced four counts of criminal sexual penetration of a minor, three counts of possessing and manufacturing child pornography, two counts of distributing child pornography and four counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
The charges were in connection to Velasquez’s involvement with a 15-year-old Farmington girl who was staying at his home on County Road 4862 in Bloomfield. He allegedly engaged in sexual acts with the girl and made videos of the alleged acts.
Velasquez reportedly admitted to being the girl’s boyfriend and stated that he knew she was 15 or 16 years old at the time. He also reportedly told them the acts were “consensual,” according to the affidavit for arrest warrant.
The criminal sexual penetration charges were dismissed prior to the plea agreement. Velasquez pleaded to the contributing charges, which were in connection to a June 13, 2025, incident at Lake Farmington.
On that date, Velasquez was with the same girl and two of her friends. He gave them Crown Royal and then went to Walgreens, where he also purchased Svedka vodka for them, according to the affidavit for arrest warrant.
Velasquez did not drink with the girls because he “had an interlock device,” said 11th Judicial District Judge Curtis Gurley, who asked the man why he had the device.
“It was three years ago, a DWI,” Velasquez said. “I got it on my 20th birthday.”
Quail said despite that his client should be eligible for a conditional discharge, which would clear his record if probation was successfully completed.
“He has taken responsibility for the acts under the plea agreement,” Quail said.
Deputy District Attorney Terry Walker said Gurley already adjudicated Velasquez’s guilt on the day he accepted the plea agreement. She requested the judge sentence Velasquez to eight years in the Department of Corrections and suspend all of it in favor of five years of probation.
Gurley agreed and said the plea agreement allowed for a “fairly lenient” sentencing, considering the charges.
“I am concerned about having a DWI and being around liquor and buying liquor and doing those things,” Gurley said. “I am not going to withdraw my adjudication of ‘guilty.’”
Velasquez asked the judge for probation.
“I am the oldest kin of my family. My family looks up to me,” Velasquez told the judge. “I don’t want that to be weighed on me for my entire life. I don’t want that to be looked up for me for other job opportunities and other things I can potentially grow from.”
The judge followed Walker’s recommendation and sentenced Velasquez to six years in the Department of Corrections but suspended all of it and placed him on five years of supervised probation.
Gurley ordered Velasquez to enter the Clear Court program, which started in 2007.
Clear Court is a “treatment-based substance abuse and mental health program that empowers individuals to overcome addiction and achieve a path towards recovery, wellness, accountability and acceptance,” according to the 11th Judicial District website.
“The program strives to remove the stigma that surrounds substance abuse and mental health, provide resources, access, and support while holding the hope that recovery is possible and can be achieved,” the website said.
“It’s a pretty onerous program, but if you can do you will come out better on the other side,” Gurley said. “I hope that you’re thinking about your family while you are on probation.”