Crime & Safety

Man Pleads Guilty To Raping Stratford 12-Year-Old

He met the girl on Snapchat.

STRATFORD, CT — A Bridgeport man has pleaded guilty to raping a 12-year-old from Stratford who he met on Snapchat, according to the Connecticut Post. Reginald Sharp pleaded guilty Friday to several charges including sexual assault and risk of injuring a child, the Post reported.

Sharp, 34, knew the girl's age but convinced her to text him nude photos of herself and threatened to post the pictures online, persuading her to meet him, according to the Post. He then raped her repeatedly near her Stratford home, the Post reported. A convicted sex offender, Sharp will be sentenced Dec. 12, according to the Post.

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