Overview
- The El Paso County Sheriff's Office says it arrested Richard Vasquez, 63, on Thursday after a Department of Human Services referral about a July 2025 assault.
- Detectives report the investigation focused on the 7000 block of Notre Way in unincorporated El Paso County.
- Vasquez was booked on suspicion of sexual exploitation of a child, sexual assault of a child, unlawful sexual contact, and sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust.
- The Special Victims Unit believes he had access to other children in the Pikes Peak region and is seeking additional potential victims.
- Authorities say Vasquez is being held without bond and note his ties to Tularosa, New Mexico, and they ask anyone with information to call 719-520-7777.