Manchester Car Ride Led off Series of Teen Sex Incidents: Warrant

VERNON, CT — A 57-year-old man who maintained what arrest warrants describe as a pornography lair in his Vernon home is facing sexual assault charges for his actions with a brother and sister, both relatives and both in their teens, police said.

A major incident took place in Manchester, warrants state.

Michael Calabrese Sr., of 52 Hammond St., Vernon, was charged with second-degree child porn possession, engaging a minor in an obscene performance and risk of injury to a child on one warrant and third-degree sexual assault with kindred on another, records indicate.

The porn area was called the "man cave" by Calabrese and featured not only a computer for image and video viewing but paraphernalia related to the activities, according to a warrant.

The bother and sister were his relatives and often visited his house, according to warrants.

Calabrese is accused of taking pictures of the 15-year-old boy performing a sex act while watching pornography, according to the warrant.

He is accused is of performing sexual acts, mainly with his hands, on the girl in a car and at home, according to warrants. On one occasion, he allegedly performed a sex act on the girl while driving around Manchester while taking her from an East Hartford home to his home in Vernon, according to warrants.

That was the initial incident, according to warrants.

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