New Milford Woman Found Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting Teen

NEW MILFORD, CT — A New Milford woman arrested in 2022 on charges of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy has been found guilty following a jury trial.

Sierra Alves, 40, was found guilty Friday, Nov. 6, of 11 counts involving second-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor, the News-Times reported.

She is scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 19, 2027, in state Superior Court in Torrington, according to court records.

Alves was arrested April 7, 2022, following a months-long investigation into accusations that she had sexual contact with a 15-year-old boy and provided him with drugs and alcohol.

At the time, Alves, then 35, faced charges including second-degree sexual assault, risk of injury to a child, illegal sexual contact, illegally supplying prescription drugs and providing alcohol to a minor.

The boy told police he had smoked marijuana and consumed alcohol with Alves and had sexual contact with her numerous times, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.

Connecticut Judicial Branch records list 11 current felony charges in the case, including five counts of second-degree sexual assault, five counts of illegal sexual contact involving a victim and one count of risk of injury to a child.