HARTFORD, Conn. — The Connecticut Supreme Court has overturned the convictions of a businessman charged in an alleged human trafficking ring that prosecutors said preyed on young men who were mentally ill and intellectually disabled.
Justices ruled 7-0 on Wednesday that prosecutors did not prove Bruce Bemer knew the young men he paid for sex acts were victims of human trafficking.
The 67-year-old Glastonbury resident owns the New London-Waterford Speedbowl racetrack and other companies.
He was convicted by a jury in 2019 of patronizing a prostitute and accessory to trafficking in persons.
He was sentenced to 10 years in prison but remained free pending his appeal. Two other men were convicted in the case.
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