State v. James A.

Citations

• 345 Conn. 599

Syllabus

Convicted of sexual assault in the first degree, sexual assault in the second degree, risk of injury to a child, strangulation in the first degree, threaten- ing in the second degree, and disorderly conduct in four cases that were joined for trial, the defendant appealed to this court. The two cases involving the sexual assault, risk of injury, and strangulation charges arose from the defendant's sexual abuse of J and L, the daughters of the defendant's then girlfriend, D, and his choking of J to the point In accordance with our policy of protecting the privacy interests of the victims of sexual abuse and the crime of risk of injury to a child, we decline to use the defendant's full name or to identify the victims or others through whom the victims' identities may be ascertained. See General Statutes § 54-86e. Moreover, in accordance with federal law; see 18 U.S.C. § 2265 (d) (3) (2018), as amended by the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022, Pub. L. No. 117-103, § 106, 136 Stat. 49, 851; we decline to identify any person protected or sought to be protected under a protection order, protective order, or a restraining order that was issued or applied for, or others through whom that person's identity may be ascertained. 600 JANUARY, 2023 345 Conn. 599 State v. James A. of unconsciousness on one occasion. The threatening and disorderly conduct charges in the other two cases arose from the defendant's conduct in connection with two incidents that occurred soon after he and D were married. During the wedding after-party, D's eldest daughter, S, accused the defendant of sexually abusing J and called him a ''pedo- phile son of a bitch.'' In response to S's accusation, the defendant became extremely agitated and threatened to decapitate S, D, and other family members if any charges were brought against him, grappled with S's father, A, who had intervened to protect S, punched a hole in the wall, flipped over a table, shattering a chandelier in the process