Easton police have arrested a Fairfield man who’s accused of sexually assaulting one lady and making an attempt to sexually assault one other who believed he was taking them to homes they’d been employed to wash.
Police mentioned they acquired the primary report on Nov. 14 from a resident who mentioned a girl who didn’t converse English was knocking on her door and asking for assist.
The sufferer informed police {that a} man picked her up in Bridgeport and mentioned he had work cleansing homes for her, police mentioned.
She mentioned she was held towards her will at knifepoint, her cellphone was stolen, she was sexually assaulted her and dropped on the finish of Riverside Drive, a dead-end street in Easton, in keeping with police.
Months later, on the morning of March 25, police acquired a 911 name from a girl who mentioned she had been held towards her will, assaulted and dropped on the intersection of Morehouse Highway and Reilly Highway in Easton.
With assist from a police translator, Easton police decided that the sufferer had additionally been picked up in Bridgeport below the auspice that she was to be cleansing a home, then the person drove her round for some time and tried to sexually assault her, police mentioned.
The sufferer informed police that she was in a position to take an image of the license plate on the car.
She was taken to a neighborhood hospital to be evaluated for minor accidents.
Easton police mentioned they recognized 64-year-old Joseph Kolenda, of Fairfield, because the suspect in each circumstances.
Fairfield police discovered him on Monday night time and turned him over to Easton police on a warrant for the incident on Nov. 11.
He has been charged with sexual assault within the third diploma and theft within the second diploma.
Kolenda stays in custody.
Easton police mentioned they’re processing proof to make an arrest in reference to the second incident.
They’re additionally working with different police departments to find out whether or not Kolenda could be related to different incidents.
