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Man Busted On Child Porn Charges After Multi-State Investigation: Police Man Busted On Child Porn Charges After Multi-State Investigation: Police
Man Busted On Child Porn Charges After Multi-State Investigation: Police A 27-year-old Connecticut man faces multiple charges after police say he tried to entice a child online, authorities said.  Michael Bernaud, age 27, of Ansonia, was charged with possession of child pornography, two counts of enticing a minor by computer, and two counts of risk of injury to a minor, Ansonia police said. He was being held on a $150,000 bond.  Authorities said Bernaud turned himself in after police obtained a warrant for his arrest following a lengthy investigation.  Police could not say much about the investigation to protect the alleged victims, but it i…

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by Josh Lanier
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Duo Charged After 911 Call, Gunshot Leads To Trove Of Weapons At CT Home Duo Charged After 911 Call, Gunshot Leads To Trove Of Weapons At CT Home
Duo Charged After 911 Call, Gunshot Leads To Trove Of Weapons At CT Home Panicked 911 calls about a possible intruder led to criminal charges for two Connecticut residents. In New Haven County, officers from the Milford Police Department responded to an apartment on Seaside Avenue on the night of Saturday, July 7, after a woman called several times saying she heard noises outside. The resident, 43-year-old Laura Nunez, told officers that it sounded like someone was trying to kick in her door. She said she fired a single shot from a rife through a rear door after somebody fired into her apartment. However, Milford Police said an investigation found that nobody h…

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by Michael Mashburn
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School Guidance Counselor Charged With Sexual Assault Of Student In Norwalk School Guidance Counselor Charged With Sexual Assault Of Student In Norwalk
School Guidance Counselor Charged With Sexual Assault Of Student In Norwalk A Fairfield County school guidance counselor has been charged with alleged sexual assault of a student. Luisa Melchionne, age 37, of New Canaan, was arrested on a warrant on Thursday, July 11, in connection with a complaint filed in April. According to Sgt. Ryan Evarts of the Norwalk Police, the department began an investigation into the claims of an inappropriate relationship with a student at Nathan Hill Middle School in Norwalk. The department's Special Victims Unit assumed the investigation and determined that Melchionne, a Nathan Hale Middle School guidance counselor, was se…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Officer Seriously Injured, Hospitalized After Punch To Face CT Officer Seriously Injured, Hospitalized After Punch To Face
CT Officer Seriously Injured, Hospitalized After Punch To Face A Connecticut police officer who responded to a report of a fight was seriously injured and hospitalized after being punched in the face. The incident occurred in New Haven around midnight on Saturday, June 22, in the Fair Haven area of town. According to Officer Christian Bruckhart of the New Haven Police, officers responded to an address in the Fair Haven section of the city on the report of a fight in progress.  When they arrived, officers located a man, later identified as Wesley Gill, attacking a woman, Bruckhart said. A crowd of people, including young children, were surrounding…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Stamford Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Young Girl Stamford Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Young Girl
Stamford Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Young Girl A Fairfield County man has been charged with allegedly sexually assaulting a young girl. Hermes Barreto-Avalos, age 61, of Stamford, was arrested Monday, Jan. 8, and charged with sexual assault, unlawful restraint, and two counts of risk of injury to a minor. According to Sgt. Brian Butler of the Stamford Police, the girl called police on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, to report a sexual assault. Butler said the victim told officers that Barreto-Avalos, who was a friend of the family, grabbed her and threw her on his bed during the first attack. The girl attempted to fight him off, but Barreto-Av…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Patient Charged With Sexually Assaulting Child Visiting Nursing Home, Fairfield Police Say Patient Charged With Sexually Assaulting Child Visiting Nursing Home, Fairfield Police Say
Patient Charged With Sexually Assaulting Child Visiting Nursing Home, Fairfield Police Say A Fairfield County nursing home patient has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a young girl who was visiting a grandparent. Dino Carlo Gioia, 77, was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 9, and charged with sexual assault, risk of injury to a minor, unlawful restraint, and breach of peace, after he turned himself in on an active warrant at the Fairfield Police Department, said Capt. Robert Kalamaras. An investigation into the attack began on Dec. 24, 2019, after the child's parent reported the incident to a staff member at Regal Care of Southport, said Kalamaras. According to Kalam…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Reality TV Host Sentenced For Molesting Daughter's 10-Year-Old Friend CT Reality TV Host Sentenced For Molesting Daughter's 10-Year-Old Friend
CT Reality TV Host Sentenced For Molesting Daughter's 10-Year-Old Friend A former reality TV show host who was convicted of molesting a 10-year-old girl during a sleepover at his Connecticut house has been sentenced. Christopher Dionne hosted the pilot episode of home improvement network HGTV's “Family Flip" and appeared in the A&E show “House Rescue” in California when police began the investigation. Dionne was found guilty of risk of injury to a minor and sexual assault in the New London, Connecticut Judicial District Court on Wednesday, Oct. 16.for the Nov. 26, 2017 abuse. Judge Barbara Bailey Jongbloed sentenced Dionne to three years in prison on Wednes…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Admits To Enticing Wilton Girl Man Admits To Enticing Wilton Girl
Man Admits To Enticing Wilton Girl A 57-year-old man who previously was arrested after he exposed himself to a woman will spend years in prison after admitting to persuading an 11-year-old Fairfield County girl to send him sexually explicit photos. Beverly, Massachusetts resident Mark Crowley, 57, pleaded guilty this week to possession of child pornography and risk of injury to a minor involving a girl in Wilton, State’s Attorney Richard Colangelo said. He allegedly had illicit photos of the young girl when he was arrested in October last year. The story was first reported by the Stamford Advocate. In September last ye…

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by Zak Failla
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Martial Arts Fighter From Greenwich Sentenced For Molesting Girlfriend’s 13-Year-Old Daughter Martial Arts Fighter From Greenwich Sentenced For Molesting Girlfriend’s 13-Year-Old Daughter
Martial Arts Fighter From Greenwich Sentenced For Molesting Girlfriend’s 13-Year-Old Daughter A martial arts fighter from Fairfield County will spend the better part of a decade behind bars for molesting his girlfriend’s teenage daughter. Greenwich resident Danny Morales, 42, was sentenced to eight years in prison after a jury found him guilty of multiple counts of sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor after he sexually abused a 13-year-old girl. It was alleged that Morales touched his victim repeatedly on her private parts and made her touch him while he was in an aroused state. Morales was never accused of having sex with the girl. The girl, who is now 16 years old, reporte…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Charged With Sexually Abusing 10-Year-Old While Babysitting In Bethel Man Charged With Sexually Abusing 10-Year-Old While Babysitting In Bethel
Man Charged With Sexually Abusing 10-Year-Old While Babysitting In Bethel A 42-year-old man was arrested after a 10-year-old reported that the "babysitter" had allegedly sexually assaulted them. Nathan Shupp, of Bethel, was arrested around 4:45 p.m., Wednesday, Jully 17, by Bethel Police on an active warrant for sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor, said the Bethel Police Department. The warrant was the result of an investigation into a complaint made by the 10-year-old who reported that Shupp had touched intimate parts of the body in the form of groping while babysitting the child, the Bethel Police said. The alleged events took place at Shupp's Bethel …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Report: CT Man Accused Of Raping 14-Year-Old Girl, Police Say Report: CT Man Accused Of Raping 14-Year-Old Girl, Police Say
Report: CT Man Accused Of Raping 14-Year-Old Girl, Police Say A 22-year-old Connecticut man has been arrested for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl at a Milford movie theater and her home in Monroe, according to a new report. The Connecticut Post reported that Ifa Gordon, Jr., of Hamden was charged in Monroe with first-degree sexual assault, fourth-degree sexual assault, risk of injury to a minor and enticing a minor in sexual activity. He’s currently being held in lieu of $50,000 bail. The report states that Gordon, who is a friend of his victim’s family, admitted to having sex with the girl but claimed that it was consensual. He was arrested on Tu…

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by Zak Failla
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Police: Sex Offender, 63, Exposes Himself In Front Of Women, Children Police: Sex Offender, 63, Exposes Himself In Front Of Women, Children
Police: Sex Offender, 63, Exposes Himself In Front Of Women, Children A registered sex offender was nabbed for sitting on a bench at a popular trail exposing himself in front of children and others, according to the Hamden Police. The incident took place around 5:45 p.m. Wednesday when the Hamden Police responded to the Farmington Canal Trail on the report of an indecent exposure, said Capt. Ronald Smith. A 27-year-old Meriden resident told police that she was riding her bicycle on the trail when she saw a male, seated on a bench with his genitals exposed, Smith said. Officer Darryl Cargill arrived at the trail and began searching for the individual. He was …

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by Kathy Reakes