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Fairfield County Man Sentenced For Engaging In, Filming Illicit Sexual Acts With Child Fairfield County Man Sentenced For Engaging In, Filming Illicit Sexual Acts With Child
Fairfield County Man Sentenced For Engaging In, Filming Illicit Sexual Acts With Child A Connecticut man will spend decades in prison after admitting that he drove hundreds of miles to pick up a 14-year-old girl for sex and then recorded the abuse. Fairfield County resident Wayne Marcell, age 36, of Danbury, was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison Tuesday, July 12, in US District Court in Bridgeport. Earlier report: Danbury Man Admits To Child Exploitation Offense It came three months after he pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a child. Federal prosecutors said Marcell drove from Connecticut to Illinois in June 2021 after paying another person $2,000 to bring the …

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by Michael Mashburn
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CT Mom, 41, Tried Meeting With Teen Same Age As Her Own Child For Sex At PA Hotel, Feds Say CT Mom, 41, Tried Meeting With Teen Same Age As Her Own Child For Sex At PA Hotel, Feds Say
CT Mom, 41, Tried Meeting With Teen Same Age As Her Own Child For Sex At PA Hotel, Feds Say A 41-year-old mother of three from Connecticut is facing 14 years behind bars for her alleged attempts to have sex with a 14-year-old boy at a Pennsylvania hotel, authorities said. Sarah Norton, of Jewett City, a borough in New London County, met the teen while “gaming” online, according to Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams. Norton then attempted to seduce the boy into engaging in sexually explicit contact through online messaging and cell phone conversations, Williams said. In late 2017, Norton traveled from her home in Connecticut to Pennsylvania to meet with the …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Innkeeper With A 'Sex Dungeon' Sentenced To 29 Years In Prison Over Child Exploitation Innkeeper With A 'Sex Dungeon' Sentenced To 29 Years In Prison Over Child Exploitation
Innkeeper With A 'Sex Dungeon' Sentenced To 29 Years In Prison Over Child Exploitation A Connecticut man who had a “sex dungeon” and attempted to pay for "limitless" sex with a child has been sentenced to nearly 29 years in federal prison. Simon Hessler, 48, formerly of Ellington, has been sentenced to nearly 29 years in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release over child exploration offenses. Hessler was the owner of Baymont Inn & Suites in Manchester, according to his LinkedIn profile. He was also the president of New England Hospitality Management, Inc. and an EMT driver with the Ellington Volunteer Ambulance service. From the United States Att…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Fairfield County Dentist Charged With Child Exploitation Offenses After Instagram Investigation Fairfield County Dentist Charged With Child Exploitation Offenses After Instagram Investigation
Fairfield County Dentist Charged With Child Exploitation Offenses After Instagram Investigation A dentist in Fairfield County has been charged with child exploitation offenses after an FBI Instagram investigation. Scott David Cohen, 39, of Stratford, was arrested on Friday, Oct. 25 and charged by federal criminal complaint with multiple child sexual exploitation offenses, John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian C. Turner, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced. In a 23-page indictment, earlier this month, it is alleged that Cohen, using the username “drpinstripe13,” began c…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Shelton Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Child Pornography Charge Shelton Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Child Pornography Charge
Shelton Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Child Pornography Charge Michael Hull, 60, of Shelton pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one count of receiving child pornography. Hull faces a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of five years and a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years. He has been detained since his arrest on May 31, 2017. John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Hull entered his guilty plea in Bridgeport on Tuesday before U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill. According to court documents and statements made in court, on May 31, 2017, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents conducted a cour…

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by Jon Craig