Crime & Safety

Meriden Man Enters Guilty Plea On Sex Assault Charges

A local man pleaded guilty to charges of first-degree sexual assault and no contest to child pornography charges.

MERIDEN, CT - A Meriden man will be sentenced following entering a guilty plea in a sexual assault and child pornography case, according to the Meriden Record-Journal. Scott Thieringer, 46, pleaded guilty to first-degree sexual assault in connection with a 2017 case.

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He also pleaded no contest to risk of injury to a minor and first-degree possession of child pornography. He was identified as a suspect after Google submitted information to the National Center for Exploited Children about a child pornography case involving a 4-year-old.

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