Bridgeport Man Heading To Prison After Guilty Plea In Sexual Assault Case: Report

BRIDGEPORT, CT — A 39-year-old Bridgeport man will spend 25 years behind bars after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting three children over the course of several years, the Connecticut Post reported.

Under a plea deal, Omar Gomez-Zarate reportedly pleaded guilty Tuesday to:

• First-degree sexual assault (5 counts),
• Risk of injury to a minor (2 counts)
• Fourth-degree sexual assault (2 counts)
• Second-degree sexual assault
• First-degree possession of child pornography
• Promoting a minor in an obscene performance

Bridgeport police reportedly began investigating Gomez-Zaratein December 2023, after the department received a complaint of a sexual assault on a juvenile.

During the investigation, authorities discovered that Gomez-Zarate sexually assaulted two additional victims. All three told police that the abuse began when they were children and continued into their teens.

Read the Connecticut Post story.