NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A jury has found a former Southern Connecticut State University police officer guilty of risk of injury to a minor.
A Superior Court jury on Wednesday found Emmanuel Cordero, 41, of Meriden, guilty of the crime of Risk of Injury to a Minor.
Court officials said the conviction stems from an incident that occurred on November 13, 2019, in Hamden. The victim in the case was 12 years old at the time. At the time of the incident, the defendant was employed as a police officer with Southern Connecticut State University. The case was investigated by the Hamden Police Department.
SCSU said in a statement, "Since his arrest, Officer Cordero has been engaged solely in administrative tasks at Southern, with all active police functions removed from his duties. Following today’s conviction, he will be placed on administrative leave, pending a Human Resources review."
Sentencing is scheduled for October 16.
Doug Stewart is a Senior Digital Content Producer at FOX61 News. He can be reached at dstewart@fox61.com.
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