Norwich woman arrested on federal warrant

NORWICH – Linda O’Connor, 46, of 14 Miller St., Norwich, was arrested Sunday by the Norwich Police Department on a federal warrant and handed over to the Federal Bureau of Investigations. Also charged in the complaint was Dean M. Sacco, 48, currently held at the county jail on rape charges. The description on the warrant read, “buying, selling a child.”

O’Connor was arrested for endangering the welfare of a child last spring in circumstances involving a 12-year-old girl allegedly being sexually exploited by a landlord, Sacco, in exchange for rent.



The extent of her involvement was never clarified by investigators and the official charge cited her for not properly monitoring the child.

District Attorney Joseph McBride said his office could not comment on whether or not the new arrest indicated an escalation of her criminal involvement in the case, but confirmed that the new charges stemmed from the same incident.

In earlier court appearances, the DA’s Office said the child lived downstairs from Sacco in an adjacent Norwich apartment. The child was allegedly forced into performing sexual favors in exchange for rent reductions.

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2 comments on this story

che
February 12th, 2008 at 9:57 am
i agree with firedoc.this is just plain sick
firedoc
February 11th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
If this is true... These people are Sick, what is this going on here?
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