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Wallingford Mariachi teacher charged with sexual assault of minor

Police said Portland police are also investigating an incident with the teacher and another student.

WALLINGFORD, Conn. — A man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting one of his students. 

Adam R. Romo, 36, of Meriden, was a Mariachi-style musical instructor at the time and it was discovered he was having sexual encounters with a student several times over a period of time, police said in a release Wednesday.

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Police said numerous other incidents have been found where Romo had allegedly made sexual advances on other students. 

The original report against Romo was made on January 31, when officers responded to Washington Street to a sexual assault complaint. The Wallingford Police Detective Division conducted a lengthy investigation and Romo was eventually arrested by warrant on March 17. 

Police said Romo turned himself in to police.

"During the course of our investigation, it came to light that there were other students who had similar scenarios, however, either they don't want to press charges, they don't want to be involved or they're going to be investigated by other agencies," said Sgt. Stephen Jaques, the Wallingford Police Public Information Officer. 

Sgt. Jaques also said that some of these alleged incidents from various students were happening inside their homes during training sessions. 

Wallingford police have said Romo had been allegedly involved with another student in Portland, where their police are investigating the case. 

According to police, this was not the first time Romo practiced inappropriate behavior towards students. 

Public records out of Clark County, Nevada, where Romo is originally from, said Romo was found guilty in 2011 for a similar crime. 

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According to the Spanish Community of Wallingford (SCOW), Romo was a volunteer for a brief period in 2016. Their partnership ended once Romo started his own non-profit organization. 

They had only recently learned of Romo's accusations, around the same time he was arrested. 

"We were recently made aware that an incident occurred between Mr. Romo and one of his students. We immediately contacted the Wallingford Police Department to report the incident," said SCOW in a statement. 

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Romo is currently out on a $50,000 bond and is due to appear in court on Friday.

Daniel Dashefsky is a digital content producer at FOX61 News. He can be reached at ddashefsky@fox61.com.

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