In a collaborative effort involving detectives from the Regional Sex Offender Notification Unit (RSONU), the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, and officers from the Reno Police Department, a suspect has been arrested and charged with multiple felony offenses following an investigation into the sexual assault of a child.
On June 29, 2024, detectives from RSONU and patrol officers from the Reno Police Department arrested 43-year-old Edgar Acero-Vasquez on a felony charge of violating sex offender registration requirements. Acero-Vasquez was transported to the Washoe County Detention Facility and booked on this charge.
An investigation was then initiated into the reported sexual abuse of a child who was known to Acero-Vasquez and had been residing in the same residence.
On July 1, 2024, after further investigation by Washoe County Sheriff’s Office detectives, Edgar Acero-Vasquez was charged by detectives with ten felony counts related to the sexual assault of a child, including:
- Six counts of lewdness committed by a person over 18 with a child 14 or 15 years of age.
- Two counts of unlawful use of minors in producing pornography or as the subject of sexual portrayal in performance.
- Two counts of statutory sexual seduction by an offender over the age of 21 years old.
Edgar Acero-Vasquez is registered as a tier-three level sex offender in Nevada due to a conviction from June 5, 2019, in the Superior Court of California for unlawful sexual intercourse with a person under 18.
This investigation remains ongoing, and anyone with information related to this case is urged to contact the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Detective Division at (775) 328-3320, referencing case #WC24-3256. Information can also be provided anonymously to Secret Witness at (775) 322-4900 or via their website at secretwitness.com.
