Crime & Safety

Man Facing Sexual Assault of Minor, Stalking Charges to Appear in Court

Matthew Joseph Frazier, 21, faces several charges stemming from contact with underage women, including a charge of second-degree sexual assault.

A man with both Somers and Enfield home addresses is scheduled to appear in Rockville Superior Court Tuesday, facing multiple charges, burglary, perjury, stalking and the sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl in Vernon.

Matthew Joseph Frazier, 21, has pleaded not guilty to the charges, court documents reveal.

Frazier has a history of arrests, including incidents in 2011 and 2012 in which he was arrested for violating protective orders.

In August 2012, Frazier was arrested after a 17-year-old girl said he followed her into the woods and pushed her to the ground.

Among the charges Frazier will face in court Tuesday are three counts of violating a protective order, second-degree stalking, second-degree harassment, third-degree burglary, second-degree sexual assault, risk of injury to a minor, criminal violation of a retraining order and perjury.

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