A Connecticut man who threw his 7-month-old son off a bridge was sentenced Wednesday to 70 years in prison without the possibility of parole. Middletown Superior Court Judge Elpedio Vitale handed down the maximum sentence to Tony Moreno, 23, for the July 2015 death of Aaden Moreno. WVIT reported that Tony threw Aaden off the Arrigoni Bridge …
Authorities said eight men abused and gang raped a teen girl at a Connecticut recording studio for six days in April. The New Britain Herald reported that the victim claimed one of the men she knew as “Wookie” didn’t let her leave the studio and repeatedly raped her with seven of his friends. The 14-year-old said …
Richard Dabate, accused of killing his wife in 2015, pleaded not guilty on Friday at the Connecticut Superior Court. The Hartford Courant reports that Dabate, 40, appeared briefly in court on Friday with his lawyer, Hubert Santos. The attorney entered the not guilty plea for Dabate and waived his client’s right to a probable cause hearing. The case received …
A New Haven, Connecticut, teacher charged with sexual assault was reportedly caught with a 15-year-old student in a school dressing room. An arrest affidavit obtained by the WFSB claimed that Wilbur Cross High School drama teacher Jennifer Frechette, 44, was caught in the act on January 5. Two school security guards allegedly told police that they heard noises behind a clothing …
Two Connecticut group home workers were arrested this week for allegedly choking and striking a disabled 19-year-old with a mop and broom. The victim’s mother reported the January 12 incident to the state Department of Developmental Services after noticing bruising on her daughter. Video footage from the Hamden group home showed Victoria Dancy, 50, and Melissa Smith, 41, …
On Friday, a trial started for the man accused of throwing his toddler son into the Connecticut River in 2015. Prosecutors are pushing for a murder conviction. NBC Crimesider reports that Tony Moreno, 23, pleaded “not guilty” to murder and risk of injury to a child, but prosecutors think the overwhelming evidence will prove him wrong. On …
