Crime & Safety
Updated: Manchester Man Facing Two Separate Counts of Sexual Assault, Risk of Injury to a Minor
Manchester Police say a third set of charges against a separate victim are pending.
Update, 6:00 p.m., April 21
According to Manchester Police, Steven Peter Disipio, a 57-year old Manchester resident facing charges that he allegedly sexually assaulted two minors, with a third set of charges against a separate victim still pending, had a prior conviction for fourth-degree sexual assault in 1995.
Disipio does not show up in an online search of the state judiciary's criminal convictions database or the state's sex offender registry, however. Police could not explain the discrepancy Thursday.
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Original Story
A 57-year-old Manchester man is charged with allegedly sexually assaulting two minors, and police say a third set of charges pertaining to a third victim are pending.
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Steven Peter Disipio, of 31 Delmont St., Manchester, is charged with first-degree sexual assault, fourth-degree sexual assault and illegal sexual contact with one of the victims, according to the state judiciary’s Web site. In addition, Disipio is charged with three counts of fourth-degree sexual assault and three counts of illegal sexual contact with a second victim, according to the state judiciary's Web site.
Disipio's bond was set at $500,000. He is being held at the Hartford Correctional Center, according to the state Department of Correction Web site. He is scheduled to appear in Manchester Superior Court on May 18.
Sgt. John Maston of the Manchester Police Department said that Disipio was familiar with the victims and that the alleged assaults were not isolated instances.
“This is not a stranger thing. All these people knew him,” Maston said
Maston said an arrest warrant is pending against Disipio for similar actions he allegedly took against a third victim.
Maston said the victims range in age from five to 13-years-old.
The Judicial Branch’s Web site lists the date of the first alleged offense against one of the victims as Jan. 1, 2007. The date of the first alleged offense against the other victim is Oct. 1, 2010, according to the site. The site does not specify the ages of the two victims at the time of the alleged assaults.
Disipio is not listed on the state’s sex offender registry.
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