Suspect Arrested for Sexual Assault of a Minor
December 12, 2025 – Riverside County Sheriff’s Office officials report that in November 2025, deputies from the 
Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station responded to a school in the 23000 block of Cougar Canyon Road, Moreno Valley, regarding a report of inappropriate contact between a Campus Supervising Officer and a student. Due to the nature of the investigation, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office - Special Victims Unit was contacted and immediately assumed the investigation. The suspect was identified as Romero R. Feliciano, a 51-year-old resident of Perris.
On December 11, 2025, Special Victims Unit Investigators, with the assistance of the Perris Sheriff’s Station Special Enforcement Team, responded to a residence in the 20000 block of Marcheta Place, Perris, to serve a search warrant related to the investigation. While at the residence, Feliciano was taken into custody without incident. Feliciano was subsequently transported and booked at the Cois Byrd Detention Center for sodomy by force, solicitation of child sexual abuse material, and multiple additional child sexual abuse charges. This is an ongoing investigation, and no further details are available at this time.
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office - Special Victims Unit believes there may be additional victims and encourages anyone with information regarding this investigation to contact Investigator J. Lee at (951) 955-1718 or Sheriff’s Dispatch by calling 951-776-1099.
Reporting Supervisor: Sergeant Jim Peters
File # MV253150194
Source: Riverside County Sheriff’s Office
