{"id":5216,"date":"2022-04-01T20:01:44","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T20:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/CAIiEAP9BajdCGLewMzj-Ge7Xb4qGQgEKhAIACoHCAownuf9CjC99vUCMM-72gU"},"modified":"2022-04-01T20:01:44","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T20:01:44","slug":"ct-music-instructor-accused-of-sexual-assault-was-convicted-of-sex-abuse-in-nevada-warrant-states-new-haven-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/?p=5216","title":{"rendered":"CT music instructor accused of sexual assault was convicted of sex abuse in Nevada, warrant states – New Haven Register"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WALLINGFORD \u2014 A local mariachi teacher accused of sexually abusing two boys in Connecticut was convicted of having sexual contact with a teenage student more than a decade ago through a high school music program in Nevada, according to court documents.<\/p>\n

Adam Romo, 37, of Portland, was arrested March 17 and charged with two counts second-degree sexual assault, two-counts of fourth-degree sexual assault and six counts risk of injury to a child.<\/p>\n

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The warrant for Romo\u2019s arrest alleges he began sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy who attended a mariachi music program he founded in summer 2021. The warrant also alleges Romo may have sexually abused another minor, a case the warrant stated is under investigation by police in Portland.<\/p>\n

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Romo, who was arraigned Friday in state Superior Court in Meriden and is free on $50,000 bond, declined to comment when reached by phone. He\u2019s scheduled to return to court on May 25.<\/p>\n

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“The case has just begun and my client and I need to review the documentation we’ll be receiving from the state. Romo\u2019s attorney, Salvatore Bonanno, said. “As the case proceeds, we’ll take it one step at a time to determine what the best course of action is.”<\/p>\n

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During the investigation, \u201cnumerous other incidents were discovered where Romo made sexual advances on other students,\u201d police said in a statement this week announcing the arrest.<\/p>\n

In December 2010, police in Las Vegas charged Romo with sexual misconduct involving a 17-year-old student while he was a high school mariachi music teacher, according to the arrest warrant.<\/p>\n

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\u201cRomo was teaching a high school, mariachi music program and had sexual contact with a 17-year-old student,\u201d the warrant stated.<\/p>\n

Court records from the Nevada case were not immediately available. The Clark County court website indicates Romo pleaded guilty to a felony charge related to sexual conduct with a minor by a school employee on July 7, 2011.<\/p>\n

Romo, then 26, allegedly had sexual contact with a student who was spending the night at his home<\/a>, the Las Vegas Sun reported. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Romo was sentenced to three years of probation in November 2011<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Romo\u2019s name does not appear in either the Connecticut or Nevada sex offender registries.<\/p>\n

In January, Wallingford police conducted an initial interview with the 15-year-old\u2019s family. The boy\u2019s sister told the investigating detective that her brother said he was being sexually assaulted by Romo, his mariachi music teacher, the warrant stated. Romo was described in the warrant as the founder, director and teacher at the Mariachi Academy in Wallingford.<\/p>\n

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The boy told police Romo had been his teacher for several years, but \u201cthings started to get different around the summer of 2021,\u201d the warrant stated.<\/p>\n

The youth told police Romo began \u201ctickling\u201d him, which led to groping, the warrant stated. Romo also referred to himself as the boy\u2019s \u201cSugar Daddy,\u201d and gave him nicknames, which made him \u201cfeel uncomfortable,\u201d the warrant stated.<\/p>\n