Crime & Safety
Newtown Music Teacher Charged With Sexual Assault Of Juvenile: Police
It is the second time in less than 6 months that police have charged the Berkshire Road man with sexually assaulting a minor.
NEWTOWN, CT — Police have charged a Newtown music teacher with multiple sexual assault charges involving a juvenile.
The Newtown Police Department apprehended Richard Neal, 69, of Berkshire Road on Thursday, after Danbury Superior Court issued a warrant for his arrest.
Neal's arrest stemmed from an "investigation into an inappropriate relationship with an individual, who at the time was a juvenile," according to the investigating officer, Det. Chelsea Harold. He had been arrested in August on similar charges, after police say he engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a juvenile student to whom he gave private music lessons.
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Neal was charged with second-degree sexual assault with a victim between the ages of 13 and 15, second-degree sexual assault, and illegal sexual contact with a victim under the age of 16. He was held on a $100,000 bail and scheduled to appear in Danbury Superior Court the next day.
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