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‘Call Me Daddy' Creepy Church Leader, Soccer Coach Raped Girl Before Kidnapping Her To Mexico
Kevin Esterly — the Pennsylvania man who ran off to Mexico with a teenage girl in 2018 — has now been convicted of repeatedly raping the same victim when she was a child, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, March 5.
The disturbing allegations first emerged when the victim came forward to police in February 2025, saying Esterly had sexually abused her for years, beginning when she was a child.
A jury convicted Esterly, now 53, of rape, statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, and endangering the welfare of children following a trial that began with jury selection on …
Cromwell Man Who Sexually Abused Multiple Children Gets 2.5 Decades In Prison: Police
A Connecticut man who admitted to sexually abusing three children for years will spend decades behind bars, a judge ruled this week, authorities said.
Michael Vardal, 49, of Cromwell, was sentenced to 35 years in prison — suspended after 25 years, followed by three decades of supervised probation, Judge Julia DiCocco Dewey ruled on Thursday, Feb. 26, the Office of the State's Attorney said.
Vardal admitted to sexual assaulting abusing three young girls in his care, prosecutors said. He pleaded guility to sexual assault in the first degree, three counts of sexual assaul…
CT Dad Who Stabbed Dog To Death In Living Room Sentenced To Prison: State
A North Branford man has been sentenced to 17 months behind bars after he admitted to repeatedly stabbing his daughters' dog to death inside their home, authorities said.
Arnaldo Silva, 53, was sentenced to five years in prison, with all but 17 months suspended, followed by three years of probation, the State's Division of Criminal Justice said. He pleaded guilty in April to cruelty to animals, falsely reporting an incident, and violating conditions of release.
North Branford police were called to Silva’s home on Nov. 13, 2023, for reports of domestic abuse. When office…
