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Tampa man faces new felony sexual battery charges
Filed: May 07, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET
Summary: Tampa police add felony sexual battery charges after forensics found decades of abuse material and assaults tied to a 71-year-old.
WHO: Hernan Velasquez-Rios, 71
WHAT: Police added a string of felony sexual battery charges following a forensic investigation that uncovered extensive digital abuse material and evidence of physical assaults.
WHEN: May 07, 2026 at 3:45 PM ET
WHERE: Tampa, Florida
WHY: The charges were added after a forensic investigation uncovered a massive digital hoard of abuse material and evidence of physical assaults dating back over twenty years.
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