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Sex Offender Addresses Updated in Newington
Autumn is a good time to take inventory of who is living in your neighborhood.

NEWINGTON, CT — There are 18 registered sex offenders living in Newington as of Oct. 2017, according to the Connecticut Sex Offender Registry. More than half of rape/sexual assault incidents happen within a mile of the victim’s home, according to the United States Department of Justice. About 75 percent of victims know their attacker, and 45 percent of victims are under 12 years old.
The Connecticut Department of Emergency Services & Public Protection maintains the registry and updates information regularly, but information can change quickly. Information is often provided by offenders themselves as required by law.
Connecticut State Police posted the following warning in regards to the registry:
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“ANY PERSON WHO USES INFORMATION IN THIS REGISTRY TO INJURE, HARASS OR COMMIT A CRIMINAL ACT AGAINST ANY PERSON INCLUDED IN THE REGISTRY OR ANY OTHER PERSON IS SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.”
Here is the full list of registered sex offenders living in Newington, according to the state’s registry (an asterisk* indicates non-compliance):
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- RUSSELL DIONNE, 219 Meadow St.
- SCOTT FERRARI*, 42 Coolidge Ave.
- JEFFREY FUSCO, 59 Apple Hill
- JASON GAGE, 21 Hartford Ave., Apt. 25
- PAUL GERMANO, 10 Long St.
- FELIX GONZALEZ, 23 Maple Hill Ave.
- RICHARD HOEGEMANN, 117 Buena Vista Ave.
- BERNARDO MENDEZ, 20 Linwood Ave.
- BRIAN MINER, 107 Ashland Ave.
- MICHAEL MONTINERI, 134 Cedar Ridge Rd.
- CHRISTOPHER PALMIERI, 36 Surrey Dr., Apt. A-4
- JUAN RIVERA, 216 Robbins Ave.
- STEPHEN RUDERT, 251 John St.
- HERNANDO SIERRA, 145 Cheney Ln.
- TED SMITH, 2672 Berlin Tpk., Room 120
- ANGEL SOTO, 15 Woodsedge Dr., Apt. 1-B
- SCOTT STEVENS, 47 Webster Ct.
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