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New Haven County resident Christopher Michaelson, age 37, of Guilford, pleaded not guilty to the crime during a hearing on Tuesday, Nov. 16, said Leonard C. Boyle, Acting US Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
As alleged in court documents and statements made in court, January 2019, the Guilford Police Department assisted Burrillville Rhode Island Police with the arrest of Michaelson at his residence in Guilford on Rhode Island state charges for child molestation, solicitation, and enticement.
During the arrest, officers seized Michaelson’s cellphone. A court-authorized search of the seized phone revealed hundreds of images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children, primarily boys between the ages of five and 15, the court document showed.
Michaelson has been detained since his arrest.
If convicted, Michaelson faces more than 20 years in prison.
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