Hamden Man, Ex-Yale Police Officer, Sentenced For Child Exploitation Offense: Feds

HAMDEN, CT — A Hamden man who worked as a Yale police officer has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for a child exploitation offense, according to officials.

Otilio Green, 44, of Hamden, was also sentenced Friday in Hartford federal court to seven years of supervised release following the prison term, U.S. Attorney for Connecticut David X. Sullivan announced.

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Prosecutors said that between January and March 2025, Synchronoss, a cloud storage provider for Verizon Wireless, submitted eight CyberTipline reports documenting 43 images and five videos of suspected child pornography uploaded to an account associated with Green.

A subsequent court-authorized search of Green's cloud storage account revealed additional images and videos of suspected child sex abuse material, according to a news release.

"The investigation further revealed that, for at least two years prior to his arrest on April 4, 2025, Green used the Telegram app, which he accessed through a hidden folder on his cellphone, and other online platforms to communicate with others to receive numerous sexually explicit images and videos depicting," officials wrote in the news release.

At the time of the offense, Green was employed as an officer with the Yale University Police Department.

Green was also ordered to pay $5,000 pursuant to the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015, and $5,000 pursuant to the Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018, according to officials.

Green pleaded guilty in February to receipt of child pornography. Released on a $200,000 bond, officials said he is required to report to prison on Sept. 14.

The prosecution is part of the U.S. Department of Justice's Project Safe Childhood Initiative, which is aimed at protecting children from sexual abuse and exploitation. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, visit here.

To report cases of child exploitation, visit here.