Morristown Handyman Who Sexually Assaulted Child Sentenced To Prison

MORRISTOWN, NJ — A Morris County handyman hired to work in a family’s home has been sentenced to 40 years in state prison after sexually assaulting a child who lived there, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.

Alejandro Velasquez-Martinez, of Morristown, was sentenced by Judge Nina Remson on Sept. 29 to 40 years in New Jersey State Prison after being convicted of aggravated sexual assault on a minor.

At the four-day trial, which was held in May, the state presented six witnesses, including two expert witnesses, and argued that on the morning of Aug. 19, 2019, Velasquez-Martinez sexually assaulted a child under the age of 13 while doing tile repairs in her family's Demarest home.

The state was represented by Bergen County Assistant Prosecutors Meredith Kunz and Katie McLaughlin, with the assistance of Detectives Christina Ferencevych and David Dermody, and Victim Witness Advocate Coreen Matarazzo.

Velasquez-Martinez will have to serve at least 34 years in state prison before he is eligible for parole, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office said Wednesday.