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‘Fortnite’ Predator: Naugatuck Man Admits Sexually Exploiting Nearly 90 Children, Feds Say
A Connecticut man admitted in federal court to producing child porn and sexually exploiting children online through the video game Fortnite and social media, according to federal prosecutors.
Sean Sayer, 23, of Naugatuck, pleaded guilty in a New Haven courtroom on Wednesday, May 13, to multiple offenses, U.S. Attorney David X. Sullivan announced.
The investigation began on March 20, 2025, after an 8-year-old boy in Oregon contacted Sayer by text message asking if he was “@fornight_legends” on TikTok, according to court documents.
Prosecutors said Sayer confirmed the account belonged to him…
CT State Trooper Arrested On Felony Charge
A Connecticut state trooper is facing a felony charge after turning himself in to police.
Trooper First Class Marwing Pena, 36, of Glastonbury, surrendered to Troop I on Wednesday, May 13, authorities said. He was charged with computer crime in the third degree, a Class D felony.
State police have not said what Pena is specifically accused of doing.
Under Connecticut law, computer crime charges can involve unauthorized access to a computer system, theft of computer services, interruption of computer services, misuse of computer system information, or destruction of compute…
Toddler ID'd As Third Victim In Fiery CT Hit-And-Run Crash
An infant was among three family members killed in a fiery hit-and-run crash on the Merritt Parkway, Connecticut State Police said.
Yanelet DePaz, who was 1 year and 9 months old, died alongside Maria E. Vasquez Chacon, 29, and Joselyn Vasquez-Chacon, 25, both of Trenton, New Jersey, Connecticut State Police said.
The crash happened early Sunday morning, May 11, on Route 15 south in Stratford near Exit 36. Troopers were called to the scene around 4:50 a.m., according to a state police incident report.
Police said a 2012 Chrysler 200 was traveling in the right lane, followed by a 2008 Honda…
