Branford 2018 Halloween Sex Offender Addresses To Be Aware Of

Editor's Note:One or more names in this report have been redacted in light of additional documentation provided regarding this case.

BRANFORD, CT — There are 17 sex offenders living in Branford as of October 2018, according to the Connecticut Sex Offender Registry. More than half of rape/sexual assault incidents happen within a mile of the victim's home, according to the United States Department of Justice. About 75 percent of victims know their attacker, and 45 percent of victims are under 12 years old.

The Connecticut Department of Emergency Services & Public Protection maintains the registry and updates information regularly, but information can change quickly. Information is often provided by offenders themselves as required by law.

You may want to avoid trick or treating at these houses and apartments on Halloween, or merely be aware of who's living in your neighborhood during the rest of the year.

Law enforcement officials and researchers caution that the registries can play only a limited role in preventing child sexual abuse and stress that most perpetrators are known to the child. The U.S. Department of Justice, which oversees the National Sex Offender Public Website, estimates that only about 10 percent of perpetrators of child sexual abuse are strangers to the child.

The Justice Department estimates 60 percent of perpetrators are known to the child but are not family members but rather family friends, babysitters, child care providers and others, and 30 percent of child victims are abused by family members. Nearly a quarter of the abusers are under the age of 18, the department estimates.

CT State Police also posted the following warning in regards to the registry:

"ANY PERSON WHO USES INFORMATION IN THIS REGISTRY TO INJURE, HARASS OR COMMIT A CRIMINAL ACT AGAINST ANY PERSON INCLUDED IN THE REGISTRY OR ANY OTHER PERSON IS SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION."

Here is the full list of registered sex offenders living in your town according to the state's registry:

STEVEN ACETO 49 MONTOYA DR

JOHN COLLINS 28 RIVERSIDE DR

DAVID CORRIVEAU 183 N MAIN ST TRL 8

DOMENICK GAGLIARDI III 25 FLORENCE RD UNIT 74

JOHN GIAMMATTEI 470 E MAIN ST ROOM 115

MICHAEL HARDY 525 E MAIN ST TRAILER 40

MICHAEL HOLM 22 CHURCH ST 2ND FLR

THOMAS HUGHES 38 JERIMOTH DR

ROBERT HURLBURT 20 HAMRE LN APT 3

TIMOTHY JOHNSON 27 BUENA VISTA RD

(name removed)

ERIC PIERCE 280 E MAIN ST UNIT 24

TAHIR REHMATULLAH 470 E MAIN ST ROOM 120

LUIS RIVAS 12 STONE RIDGE LN

ERNEST ROBINSON 86 KIRKHAM ST APT 1A REAR

JOSE SANTOS 10 CHERRY ST 2ND FLOOR

FLOYD SMITH 45 JEFFERSON RD BLDG 4 #16

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