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Out-Of-State Man Sentenced For Traveling To CT To Have Sex With Minor
An out-of-state man was sentenced to more than three years in prison for traveling to Connecticut to attempt to have sex with a minor.
Christopher Brereton, age 35, of Fargo, North Dakota, was sentenced on Thursday, Feb. 17, to 37 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, said Leonard C Boyle, US Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
According to court documents and statements made in court, in January 2020, Brereton began chatting online with a minor female who had an online profile stating she was 18 years old.
In February 2020, a law enforcement offi…
Unregistered Sex Offender Busted With Help Of 'Alert' Citizen
Police are saluting an “alert” citizen who reported a man suspiciously watching children at play.
It turns out the man is a sex offender who never registered his newest home, work or school address with the police.
Wilbraham Police arrested Christopher Tadra Berchem, 46, of Somers, Connecticut, on the charge of failure to register as a sex offender, level 2 or 3, police said.
On Tuesday, Oct. 20, at around 6 p.m., police received a call about a suspicious vehicle in the Raymond Drive neighborhood.
“The caller stated that the suspicious vehicle was occupied by a lone white male and he appe…