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Taylor Hartz
As a breaking news reporter, I primarily cover crime and courts in southeastern Connecticut, but I also report on politics, health care and social justice issues. In addition to my beat, I am the cohost of the investigative true crime podcast Looking for the Todt Family. I am passionate about in-depth crime coverage and believe in the power of investigative journalism. I am a Connecticut native who returned to my home state to join the team at The Day.
Published July 20. 2021 5:07PM Get the weekly rundown Email Submit
A New London Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday that the attorney for hotel clerk Crystal Caldwell would not be allowed to participate in closed-door, pretrial discussions of the criminal cases of her alleged attackers.
A pretrial hearing in the case of Philip Sarner and Emily Orbay did not go forward as scheduled Tuesday, as attorneys argued who would be allowed to log on to the virtual hearing. New London Superior Court Judge Edward O Hanlan denied Attorney John Strafaci s motion to be present during virtual pretrial proceedings for the New York couple charged with attacking his client Caldwell while she was working at a Mystic hotel last summer.
Published July 13. 2021 8:43PM Get the weekly rundown Email Submit
East Lyme Police said they have made an arrest following an investigation into a sexual assault involving a juvenile female victim in November 2020.
Police said they found that the accused, Kirill Fioletov, 20, of Glastonbury, allegedly had met the victim on Snapchat and at some point went to southeastern Connecticut to meet with her and a second juvenile victim.
While in his car, Fioletov allegedly gave alcohol to and engaged in sexual intercourse with the victim, while the second juvenile was in the car, police said.
Fioletov was charged with second-degree sexual assault, risk of injury to a minor and illegal delivery of alcohol to a minor.