Crime & Safety
Jury Deadlocks In Danbury Molestation Case
A man is accused of molesting a 3-year-old girl.

DANBURY, CT — A mistrial was declared in the case of a Danbury man who was accused of molesting a 3-year-old girl.
Members of a criminal jury deadlocked after four days of deliberations on whether Rony Ortega, 36, was guilty, according to the News-Times.
Prosecutors said they plan to retry the case.
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Ortega was arrested after being accused of molesting the girl in 2015.
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