Crime & Safety

New London Man Charged In Sexual Assault Of Juvenile Victim, Police Say

A report was made to police in December regarding the inappropriate relationship.

NEW LONDON, CT — A man is facing charges in the sexual assault of a juvenile victim, according to police.

The Plainville Police Department's Special Victims Unit received a report of the crime in December.

An investigation found that Luis N. Diaz, 21, of New London, had an inappropriate sexual relationship with a victim in October.

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Police arrested Diaz on Wednesday.

He was charged with second-degree sexual assault, risk of injury to a child, and illegal sexual contact.

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Diaz was held on $75,000 cash/surety bond. He will be arraigned Thursday in Superior Court in Danielson.

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