Glastonbury Couple Charged With Abusing Adopted Boys Faces New Allegations

The trial of a Glastonbury couple charged with sexually assaulting two of their nine adopted boys has been put on hold after new allegations were made.

According to the Hartford Courant, a new accuser has come forward with allegations against Douglas Wirth, 45, and George Harasz, 49, while a previous accuser has added a new allegation. 

The case was continued until Sept. 9 to allow for investigation of the new claims.

It's not the first time new allegations have surfaced. A plea deal in which the couple would have pleaded no contest to reduced charges in exchange for suspended jail time was withdrawn after more of the couple's children accused them. 

Harasz and Wirth were first arrested in November 2011, after allegations surfaced that the married couple had abused two of their nine adopted children. The boys were 5 and 15 years old at the time, according to their court affidavits.

The warrants for the couple’s arrest allege that the boys were touched inappropriately, sexually assaulted, and physically abused. Some of the alleged abuse included forced labor, beatings, being physically restrained and being forced to sleep in closets.

The men adopted nine boys through the Department of Children and Families beginning in 2000. They received two waivers from DCF to exceed the limit for adopted children in one household, first in 2006 and then in 2008.

The boys were removed from Harasz and Wirth’s home after the investigation began in February 2011.