Crime & Safety
Enfield Man Charged With Sexual Assault of Teenage Girl
He turned himself in at Enfield police headquarters after learning of a warrant for his arrest.
ENFIELD, CT — An Enfield man was charged Tuesday in connection with a sexual assault alleged to have taken place in town last year.
Ernest J. Lavoie, Jr., 30, of 6 Joan Drive, turned himself in at police headquarters Tuesday afternoon. He is charged with second-degree sexual assault of a victim between 13 and 15 years old, risk of injury to a minor and illegal sexual contact with a victim under age 16.
He was released after posting $75,000 surety bond, and was scheduled to appear in Enfield Superior Court Wednesday.
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Police Chief Carl Sferrazza said the warrant supporting Lavoie's arrest is sealed, and would only say the case involves at least one incident with a 15-year-old girl in 2016.
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