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CT Man Who Traded Sexts With 'Teen' For Weeks Sentenced To Prison CT Man Who Traded Sexts With 'Teen' For Weeks Sentenced To Prison
CT Man Who Traded Sexts With 'Teen' For Weeks Sentenced To Prison A 45-year-old Connecticut man who believed he was texting a 15-year-old to meet up for sex but was speaking with an undercover agent was sentenced to 16 months in prison, state authorities said.  Christopher Smith, 45, of Middletown, who pleaded guilty to one count of criminal attempt to entice a minor by computer in October learned his fate last week, the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice said. He must also register as a sex offender for 10 years once he's released.  Smith traded multiple sexual messages for weeks in an attempt to meet up for sex with a teenager in a Merid…

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by Josh Lanier
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Man Guilty Of Raping Bridgeport Woman Going For Walk Gets 12 Years In Prison Man Guilty Of Raping Bridgeport Woman Going For Walk Gets 12 Years In Prison
Man Guilty Of Raping Bridgeport Woman Going For Walk Gets 12 Years In Prison A Connecticut man will serve 12 years in prison for a violent attack on a woman walking along a sidewalk in Fairfield County last year, authorities announced. Demetrius Hunter, 41, was sentenced to 17 years in prison, suspended after serving 12, for sexually assaulting a 34-year-old woman in Bridgeport on Aug. 9, 2023, the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice said Thursday, Dec. 5. Hunter will also be required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life, according to Judge Robin Pavia's ruling. During a two-day trial, the victim testified that she was walking along Iranistan…

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by Josh Lanier
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Sex Offender Nabbed Approaching Women, Fondling Himself; He Was Busted Again A Day Later: Cops Sex Offender Nabbed Approaching Women, Fondling Himself; He Was Busted Again A Day Later: Cops
Sex Offender Nabbed Approaching Women, Fondling Himself; He Was Busted Again A Day Later: Cops A 31-year-old Connecticut registered offender was arrested twice in two days for inappropriately touching himself in public, authorities said. He was already out on bond for prior incidents.  Wojciech Warzynski, 31, of Farmington in Hartford County, was first arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 9, after he reportedly approached two females at the MDC Reservoir while fondling himself inappropriately, authorities said.  Officers had responded to the Farmington reservoir after multiple people called about a man acting suspiciously, officials said.  Warzynski was arrested the next day a…

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by Josh Lanier
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21-Year-Old Norwalk Man Convicted Of Attempted Rape Of 13-Year-Old 21-Year-Old Norwalk Man Convicted Of Attempted Rape Of 13-Year-Old
21-Year-Old Norwalk Man Convicted Of Attempted Rape Of 13-Year-Old A 21-year-old Connecticut man who was apprehended after driving to the Hudson Valley for what he thought would be sex with a 13-year-old child has been found guilty, officials announced.  The conviction of Fairfield County resident Francisco Gomez of Norwalk for attempted rape was announced on Wednesday, Aug. 28 by Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy.  According to Tendy's office, Gomez used social media to entice a 13-year-old child from Putnam County to engage in sexual activity with him. These messages were later found by the child's mother and shown to authorities, wh…

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by Ben Crnic
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CT Sex Offender Charged With Failing To Report Address 5 Times CT Sex Offender Charged With Failing To Report Address 5 Times
CT Sex Offender Charged With Failing To Report Address 5 Times A Connecticut sex offender is behind bars after allegedly failing to report his address five times. Hartford County resident Thomas L. Laudenslager, age 33, of South Windsor, was charged on Wednesday, Nov. 17 on an active warrant. According to Lt. Mark Cleverdon of the South Windsor Police, Laudenslager failed to verify his address on five separate occasions in 2022 and 2023 with the state as required by law. Laudenslager turned himself in to the police and was processed and held on a $50,000 surety bond. 

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Accused Of Failing To Register Updated Address With CT Sex Offender Registry Man Accused Of Failing To Register Updated Address With CT Sex Offender Registry
Man Accused Of Failing To Register Updated Address With CT Sex Offender Registry A Connecticut man has been arrested for allegedly failing to register as a sex offender three times and for violating a protective order. Isaiah Peck, age 25, who is undomiciled, was arrested in New Haven County in Milford on Saturday, June 25 on two active warrants. Peck is accused of failing to register his updated address with the Sex Offender Registry three times and for being in the presence of a woman that has an active order of protection against Peck, said the Milford Police. When Peck was taken into custody, he was again in the presence of the woman that has an acti…

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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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Preteen Sexually Assaulted By Offender After Meeting Through Snapchat, Stratford Police Say Preteen Sexually Assaulted By Offender After Meeting Through Snapchat, Stratford Police Say
Preteen Sexually Assaulted By Offender After Meeting Through Snapchat, Stratford Police Say A Bridgeport man on the sex offender registry has been arrested for sexually assaulting a preteen he met on Snapchat, said the Stratford Police. Reginald Sharp, 37, was arrested on Tuesday, July 23, after Stratford Police responded to a report of a preteen who was sexually assaulted, said Stratford Police Capt. Frank Eannotti. According to Eannotti, the preteen met Sharp through Snapchat after he created fake profiles on several social media applications and then lured the teen from a residence where he sexually assaulted the victim. Detectives were able to identify the suspect as Sha…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Bridgeport Man Sentenced To Prison Following Sexual Assault Of Girl He Met Online Bridgeport Man Sentenced To Prison Following Sexual Assault Of Girl He Met Online
Bridgeport Man Sentenced To Prison Following Sexual Assault Of Girl He Met Online A Bridgeport man will spend 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl he met online. Hasan Khalid, 21, was sentenced Tuesday by Superior Court Judge Frank Iannotti to three years, suspended after he serves 18 months in prison, followed by three years of probation. He also has to register as a sex offender and undergo treatment for sexual offenders, according to the Connecticut Post. The incident, which took place in 2017, came to light when the girl told police that she had met Khalid over social media and that he had invite…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Here's How To Check On Sex Offenders Living In Your Area Here's How To Check On Sex Offenders Living In Your Area
Here's How To Check On Sex Offenders Living In Your Area With Halloween around the corner, parents in Connecticut can access the state’s Sex Offender Registry to ensure local children don’t receive the wrong trick or treat. Area residents can utilize the Connecticut Sex Offender Registry online to search for specific cities, neighborhoods or streets to see a written list - with photos - of sex offenders that may reside in places children are planning to trick-or-treat on Halloween. According to the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services & Public Protection, they “update information regularly, to try to assure that it is complete and acc…

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by Zak Failla
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Westport Man Sentenced For Child Porn Westport Man Sentenced For Child Porn
Westport Man Sentenced For Child Porn A man who was busted with child pornography last year in Fairfield County has pleaded guilty and will spend more than two years behind bars. Police said they received a tip in March 2016 from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that a residence in Westport had uploaded child pornography to electronic devices. An investigation led to the home of Daniel Krulewitch, now 53, police said. A search warrant was executed at the home the following month by the Westport Police Department Detective Bureau and the regional Technical Investigations Unit. According to police, searches…

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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
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Registered Fairfield County Sex Offender Fails To Report New Address Registered Fairfield County Sex Offender Fails To Report New Address
Registered Fairfield County Sex Offender Fails To Report New Address A registered sex offender in Fairfield County who was convicted of sexual abuse in 1989 is facing new charges after allegedly failing to disclose his new address in Norwalk. Westport Avenue resident Moses Thomas, 63, was charged with failure to register as a sexual offender this week after failing to report his address change in Fairfield County. Investigators said that police in Norwalk received a tip recently that Thomas had failed to update his address following an alleged recent move to a Westport Avenue hotel. Further investigation found that he no longer resided at his former Merritt …

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by Zak Failla
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Fairfield County Man Pleads Guilty To Having Sex With Teen Boys Fairfield County Man Pleads Guilty To Having Sex With Teen Boys
Fairfield County Man Pleads Guilty To Having Sex With Teen Boys A Fairfield County man charged with unwanted sexual offenses against two teenage boys and offering to give them drugs and alcohol in exchange for sex, pleaded guilty Friday. Richard Spring, 51, of New Fairfield, pleaded guilty before Judge Peter Forman, to two counts of criminal sex act with a victim less than 17 in Dutchess County, confirmed Dutchess County Senior Assistant District Attorney Joelle Morabito-Cruz. Spring will receive a maximum sentence of 15 years because of his guilty plea and will have to register as a sex offender, Morabito-Cruz said. He could have faced up to 25 years i…

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by Kathy Reakes