Connecticut Child Endangerment Law
United States of America v. Otilio Green
New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography. Between January and March 2025, Synchronoss, a cloud storage provider for Verizon Wireless, submitted eight CyberTipline reports documenting 43 images and five videos of suspected child pornography uploaded to an account associated with Green. A subsequent court-authorized sea... More...
$ (02-27-2026 - CT)<H2> United States of America v. Jose Israel Teneaca-Mejia
New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child exploitation. An April 29, 2025, the Stamford Police Department secured an arrest warrant charging Jose Israel Teneaca-Mejia, age 21, a citizen of Ecuador residing in West Haven, with felony risk of injury and interfering with an officer. Tenesaca Mejia subsequently fled Connecticut with a 14-year-old... More...
$ (12-31-2025 - CT)<H2> Wilbert Rivera v. Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company doing business as M&T Bank Corporation
New Haven, Connecticut, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a <br> Family & Medical Leave Act violation theory.<br> <br> Google A.I.:<br> <br> The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law that offers eligible employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave annually for certain family and medical situations, along with continued group health benefits. The FMLA app... More...
$1 (11-10-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Canyon Beasley </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Bridgeport, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Sexual Activity with Connecticut Minor </font/color="red"></b></center></I></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Oregon Man Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Offense Related to Illegal Sexual Activity with Connecticut Minor</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></... More...
$0 (04-25-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Donald S. Hammalian, Jr. </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Child Exploitation Offenses </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Newtown Resident Charged with Child Exploitation Offenses</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A federal grand jury in Hartford has returned a four-coun... More...
$0 (04-21-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Onai Kedar Wilbur Wright </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Child Exploitation </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bridgeport Man Charged with Child Exploitation Offenses<br> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> ONAI KEDAR WILBUR WRIGHT, 25, of Bridgeport, was charged by federal cr... More...
$0 (04-04-2025 - CT)<H2> Czeslaw Lukasik v. Karolina Kopinska
Danbury, Connecticut family law lawyers represented the parties in a child custody dispute.<br> <br> <br> The plaintiff and the defendant, who never were married, became parents to a son in December, 2015. After living together for several years, the plaintiff filed the present action seeking joint legal custody of the parties' child on January 19, 2022.[1] He requested that the primary residence ... More...
$0 (03-11-2025 - CT)In re Ryshan N.
Hartford, Connecticut family law lawyer represented mother in a parental termination action.<br> <br> Shortly after Ryshan's birth in February, 2022, he was adjudicated neglected and committed to the custody of the petitioner. The petitioner thereafter filed a petition to terminate the respondent's parental rights. On March 28, 2024, following a four day trial, the court issued a memorandum of... More...
$0 (02-14-2025 - CT)State of Connecticut v. Adam P.
Bridgeport, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with seven counts of the crime of sexual assault in the first degree and eight counts of the crime of risk of injury to a child,<br> <br> From 2005 to 2013, the defendant was in a romantic relationship with the victims' mother, Q. During most of that time, the defendant lived with Q, D, and T, first in Bridgeport, a... More...
$0 (02-11-2025 - CT)State of Connecticut v. Adam P.
Bridgeport, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual assault in the first degree and eight counts of the crime of risk of injury to a child,<br> <br> Adam P. was found guilty on five counts of sexual assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70 (a) (2), four counts of risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes �... More...
$0 (02-10-2025 - CT)Priscilla I. Cardona v. Raymond J. Padilla
Danbury, Connecticut family law lawyers represented the parties in a breach of contract dispute custody and visitation dispute.<br> <br> The plaintiff, Priscilla I. Cardona, appeals from the judgment of the trial court awarding the defendant, Raymond J. Padilla,[1] who lives in Florida, primary physical custody of their minor child (child) and ordering visitation for the plaintiff with the child.... More...
$0 (02-04-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Ryan Cameron </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Child Exploitation </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Groton Man Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Offense<br> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><center><h2><font><br> <br> RYAN CAMERON, 22, of Groton, pleaded guilty before U.... More...
$0 (01-03-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Ryan Cameron </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, CT criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Child Exploitation </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Groton Man Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Offense</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><center><h2><font><br> <br> Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of ... More...
$0 (01-03-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Michael Szwarc </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Child Exploitation Offense, Violating Supervised Release </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Sex Offender Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Prison for Child Exploitation Offense, Violating Supervised Release</h2></center></b></b> </h2>... More...
$0 (12-11-2024 - CT)In re Jaelyn K.M., et al.
<h2><br> Waterbury, Connecticut family law lawyers represented the parties in a termination of parental rights action.<br> </h2><br> Prior to the birth of Jayden and Jaelynn, the two older children had been adjudicated neglected due to the respondent's substance abuse, and the respondent's parental rights with respect to the older children were terminated at separate proceedings in 2021. Thereafte... More...
$0 (12-03-2024 - CT)Kenneth L. Thomas v. Megahn M. Cleary
<h2><br> New Haven, Connecticut family law lawyers represented the Plaintiff and Defendant in a divorce action involving minor children.<br> </h2><br> <br> The plaintiff and the defendant are the parents of three minor children. The plaintiff first initiated a custody action in 2019. On July 25, 2022, after a fully contested hearing, the court, Grossman, J., made the following oral findings regard... More...
$0 (11-05-2024 - CT)In re Charli M.
<h2><br> New London, Connecticut family law lawyer represented the Defendant in a termination of parental rights case.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> [Charli] was born [in March, 2021].... [Charli] is [the] fourth biological child [of the Father and Charli's mother]. The mother and father began a relationship in 2012. The department became involved with the family in 2013 after receiving a report of dome... More...
$0 (11-06-2024 - CT)In Re S.F., et al.
<h2><br> New Haven, Connecticut family law lawyer represented father in termination of parental rights case.<br> </h2><br> <br> The respondent father, Perry F., appeals from the judgments of the trial court, rendered in favor of the petitioner, the Commissioner of Children and Families, terminating his parental rights with respect to his children, A, B, and C.[1] On appeal, the respondent claims t... More...
$0 (11-02-2024 - CT)Julie A. Su v. Kogi Sarang, Inc., d/b/a Love Meat Korean BBQ
<h2><br> New Haven, Connecticut Fair Labor Standards Act violation lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> Kogi Sarang, Inc. claims to be Connecticut's Own AYCE Korean BBQ Restaurant. Love Meat is a Korean BBQ Restaurant in the Heart of Stamford<br> <P><br> The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) protects workers from exploitation and ensures they are paid fairly for their work. Some common vi... More...
$0 (10-11-2024 - CT)State of Connecticut v. Tahir L.
<h2><br> Litchfield, Connecticut sexual assault in the fourth degree and rick of injury to a child.<br> </h2>... More...
$0 (08-17-2024 - CT)Viky Sarai Flores Benitez v. Miller, et al. </center
<h2><br> New Haven, Connecticut prisoner civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiffs.<br> </h2><br> <br> "The lawsuit alleges that the defendants' forcible separation of the child plaintiffs from their parents, in an effort to coerce them to forfeit their right to seek asylum and to deter other asylum-seekers, constituted torture and inhumane treatment under the Alien Tort Statute. The suit ad... More...
$0 (08-21-2024 - CT)Kathryn A. Briggs v. David L. Briggs
Stamford- Norwalk, Connecticut family law lawyer represented the Plaintiff and Defendant in a divorce.<br> <br> <br> The parties were married in 2007 and have four minor children born issue of the marriage. The plaintiff commenced this action for dissolution on June 3, 2020.<br> <br> By way of a memorandum of decision filed on November 9, 2022, following a trial at which both parties and ... More...
$0 (08-20-2024 - CT)State of Connecticut v. Timothy Brelsford
<h2><br> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with kidnapping in the second-degree with a firearm, attempted murder, criminal used of a firearm during the commission of a felony, carjacking, robbery in the first degree and two counts of risk of injury to a child.<br> </h2>... More...
$0 (07-30-2024 - CT)R.R. et al. v. Greenwich Board of Education
<h2><br> New Haven, Connecticut civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued on an Education: Handicapped Child Act violation undeer 20 U.S.C. 1401.<br> </h2><br> <br> Amendments to the Education of the Handicapped Act to improve educational services in local public schools for children with mental, physical, emotional, and learning handicaps require that free appropriate public educa... More...
$0 (07-08-2024 - CT)<h1> Michael Porter a/k/a Michael Antonio Porter v. State of Mississippi </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with moving for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) or, in the alternative, a new trial </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The trial court sentenced Moates to life imprisonment and a $1... More...
$0 (06-12-2024 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Christopher Bates, Jr. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing Child Sex Abuse Images and Videos </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Greenwich Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possessing Child Sex Abuse Images and Videos</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> An in... More...
$0 (05-28-2024 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Christopher Michaelson </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center><i> New Haven, st criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Coercing and Threatening Children to Produce Sexually Explicit Material .</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b> Guilford Man Sentenced to 26 Years in Prison for Coercing and Threatening Children to Produce Sexually Explicit Material </h2></center></i... More...
$0 (04-05-2024 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Alexander Dilella </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center><i>Bridgeport, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexually Exploiting Girls Online.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b> Stratford Man Who Sexually Exploited Girls Online Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison </h2></center></i></font color="red"><br> <br> Alexander Dilella, 24, of Stratf... More...
$0 (03-25-2024 - CT)F.S. v. J.S.
Hartford, Connecticut family law lawyers represented the parties seeking a divorce.<br> <br> <br> Action for the dissolution of a marriage, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Hartford, where the court, Prestley, J., accepted the parties' stipulation to bifurcate the trial as to the issue of custody; thereafter, the case was tried to the court, Prestley,... More...
$0 (02-20-2024 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Jake Scott Elewellny </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a Child Pornography Offense.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <br> <br> JAKE SCOTT FLEWELLYN, 26, of Norwalk, was to 24 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for accessing and possessing images and videos depicting child sex ab... More...
$0 (01-24-2024 - CT)United States of America v. Robert Eckert
New Haven, Connecticut criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with distribution of child porn.<br> <br> Robert Eckert, age 56, of West Hartford, used multiple internet platforms, including MeWe and Kik, to solicit, receive and distribute images of child sexual abuse and to communicate with others about the distribution of child pornography. He accessed the online platforms on his phone, at... More...
$0 (09-02-2022 - CT)United States of America v. Robert Marlin Sellers, II
Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with attempting to engage in commercial sex with a minor.<br> <br> In 2020, law enforcement received information that Robert Martin Sellers, age 62, of Bristol, was sharing videos of child sex abuse on a website that is focused on incest. In November 2020, an undercover FBI employee began interacting with Sellers on the s... More...
$0 (05-20-2022 - CT)State of Connecticut v. Loren Manes
Milford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with multiple counts for sexual assault.<br> <br> Loren Manes, age 25 was first charged in 2010. Manes was indicted four counts of illegal sexual contact with a minor, a Class B felony, and two counts of fourth-degree sexual assault. He is free on $150,000 bond.<br> <br> A girl in Manes, who has known Defendant since she wa... More...
$0 (03-13-2022 - CT)United States of America v. Joseph Pina
New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with for child sex trafficking.<br> <br> In October 2019, Joseph Pina, age 24, conspired with his associate, Joel Lindsay, to recruit, entice and transport a 16-year-old girl to engage in commercial sex acts. Specifically, on October 17, 2019, Pina, Lindsay and another individual picked up the minor victim and took her... More...
$0 (03-02-2022 - CT)United States of America v. Michael Schmeer
New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged for downloading thousands of child sex abuses images and videos over the internet.<br> <br> An investigation revealed that an IP address at Michael Schmeer's residence was being used to download child sex abuse images and videos from a peer-to-peer file sharing network. On August 12, 2020, investigators conducted a court... More...
$0 (01-18-2022 - CT)United States of America v. Michelle Lynn Gschlecht
New Haven, Connecticut possession of child porn charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Michelle Lynn Gschlecht, who was charged with possessing images of child sexual abuse.<br> <br> In August 1996, Gschlecht was convicted in state court of sexual assault in the first degree related to the aggravated sexual abuse of a minor. In July 2015, Gschlecht was convicted in state court of ... More...
$0 (04-10-2021 - CT)United States of America v. Lester B. Joy
Bridgeport, Connecticut failure to register as a sex offender charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Lester B. Joy, age 40, formerly of Waterbury, who was charged with failing to register as a sex offender.<br> <br> The Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act ("SORNAâ€) provides a comprehensive set of minimum standards for sex offender registration and notification in th... More...
$0 (03-13-2021 - CT)United States of America v. Edward Galpin
New Haven, Connecticut sexual exploitation of children charge criminal defense lawyer represent Defendant, Edward Galpin, age 39, of Stratford, who was charged with sexual exploitation of multiple children.<br> <br> According to court documents and statements made in court, Galpin was an administrator of a private Kik messaging app chat group that provided a forum for members to discuss their sex... More...
$0 (03-11-2021 - CT)United States of America v. City of Meriden, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut civil rights lawyers.<br> <br> The Justice Department and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut today announced an agreement with the City of Meriden, Connecticut to resolve allegations that the city violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA) by denying the application of the Omar Islamic Center to establish a mo... More...
$0 (11-06-2020 - CT)United States of America v. Mark Felner
New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with child exploitation.<br> <br> Mark Felner, age 31, from Clinton, Connecticut was charged with for engaging in sexual activity with an underage victim in 2015 and 2016, and receiving pornographic images from the minor victim.<br> <br> According to court documents and statements made in court, on multiple occasions in ... More...
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