Crime & Safety

Man Charged With Child Sex Assault in Glastonbury

The man posted a $50,000 bond.

GLASTONBURY, CT — A 76-year-old man has been charged with sexual assault on a child, Glastonbury police said on Thursday.

Frank Venn , of 68 Oakley St., New Haven, has been charged with fourth-degree sexual assault, risk of injury to a child and illegal sexual contact, police said. The age and gender of the child was not specified on an arrest report.

Venn was initially given a $250,000 bond, but that was reduced to $50,000, which he posted in court, judicial system and police records indicate.

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He is due back before a judge again on June 27, according to court records.

The arrest stemmed from an investigation by the Glastonbury Police Youth Unit.

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