Crime & Safety
Man Charged In Montville Child Abuse Case: Police
An Oakdale man was arrested on multiple charges this week.
MONTVILLE, CT — State Police have arrested a man on child abuse charges in Montville. According to police, Jose Antonio Morales, 29, of Oakdale, was charged with cruelty to persons, risk of injury to a minor, third-degree assault, second-degree reckless endangerment, second-degree unlawful restraint, and disorderly conduct.
Morales is accused of repeatedly striking a 12-year-old victim with a leather belt, causing significant physical injury.
He was held on $150,000 bond and was scheduled to appear in Norwich Superior Court on Tuesday.
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