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Cigarette Butts Lead Police To CT Man Who Kidnapped 12-Year-Old MA Girl From Park
New details about a kidnapping and sexual assault reveal it was the sexual predator’s nicotine addiction that eventually gave him away to the police.
Joshua Besaw, 37, of Thompson, in Windham County, Connecticut, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Monday, March 1, followed by 20 years of supervised release for kidnapping and sexual assault.
The assault happened in 2019 when, according to court documents, Besaw encountered a girl at May Street Park in Webster, Massachusetts, and tricked her into entering his vehicle, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Connecticut, said.
Calling himself “Chuck,…