44 Sex Offenders Live In Stratford As Of October 2019: UPDATE

Editor's Note: One or more names in this report have been redacted in light of additional documentation provided regarding this case.

STRATFORD, CT — There are 44 sex offenders living in Stratford as of October 2019, 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. This is a useful tool to help you be aware of who's living in your neighborhood.

Law enforcement officials and researchers caution that the registries can play only a limited role in preventing child sexual abuse and stress that most perpetrators are known to the child. The U.S. Department of Justice, which oversees the National Sex Offender Public Website, estimates that only about 10 percent of perpetrators of child sexual abuse are strangers to the child.

The Justice Department estimates 60 percent of perpetrators are known to the child but are not family members but rather family friends, babysitters, child care providers and others, and 30 percent of child victims are abused by family members. Nearly a quarter of the abusers are under the age of 18, the department estimates.

CT State Police also posted the following warning in regards to the registry:

"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 your town, according to the state's registry:

• ANGEL ACEVEDO, 1681 MAIN ST #7
• SAMUEL ARIZMENDI, 170 COLUMBUS AVE
• RAYFIELD BENDOLPH JR, 180 COLUMBUS AVENUE
• JOHN BLAKLEY, 385 HARDING AVE
• TIMOTHY BOWMAN, 725 E BROADWAY
• RONALD BOYD, 519 COLUMBUS AVE
• STEPHEN BUCHANAN, 45 BELLAIRE TER
• ANDREW BUTLER, 315 BURRITT AVE
• (name removed)
• DAVID CHAPELL, 305-B PIUTE LANE
• JOHN COTTO, 205 LOBDELL DR
• KYLE DAMATO-KUSHEL, 340 FLAGLER AVE
• ROBERT DAY, 77 RYAN AVENUE
• HECTOR DELVALLE, 68 OLD TOWN DR
• JAIME DIAZ, 409 FRANKLIN AVE
• JOSE DIAZ, 1461 SOUTH AVE
• CLARY DILLARD, 2281 BARNUM AVE
• WILLIAM DIXON, 2318 BARNUM AVE 2ND FLR
• JOHNATHAN EDWARDS, 122 ALBERT AVE
• DAVID GONZALEZ, 933 SUCCESS AVE
• TAIEL GOOKOOL, 120 CAMBRIDGE ST
• JOHN GUTRICK, 95 MARSH WAY
• RICHARD HAMMOND, UNKNOWN
• VERITT HOHEB, 50 PECK ST
• GEOFFREY KEANE, 40 HARDING AVE
• DANIEL KWOKA, 105 JUDITH TERRACE
• KEITH LAMETTA, 1674 WEST BROAD STREET
• WAYNE LANGSTON, 148 COLUMBUS AVE
• JOHN LASKOWSKI, 441 BRIDGEVIEW PLACE
• CHARLES LAWRENCE, 41 BUCKSKIN LN B
• MICHAEL MCCULLOUGH, 118 CLOVER ST 1ST FLOOR
• ALEX NEGRON, 35 GARIBALDI AVE
• RAFAEL NIEVES, 29 BURR PL
• CURT PALMER, 15 HOUSATONIC AVE
• ANGELO PEREZ, 179 WINFIELD DR
• JAY PRUDE, 1029 SUCCESS AVE
• MIGUEL RIVERA, 105 VAN ST
• TYRONE ROBINSON, 32 SEDGEWICK AVE
• REGINALD ROGERS, 36 CLOVER ST
• PAUL SASTRUM, 455 SEDGEWICK AVE
• DINO SOLLENNE, 122 PECK ST
• STEPHEN WASKO, 126A CAYNGA LANE
• IZEAL WILSON, 10 WYOMING ST
• JOSEPH WILSON, 196 WEST AVE