Crime & Safety
Police: South Windsor Man Charged with Sexually Assaulting Child
Michael Cole was charged with first-degree sexual assault, first-degree unlawful restraint, second-degree strangulation and risk of injury to a minor.
A local man is in police custody after he allegedly sexually assaulted a child under the age of 16, according to South Windsor Police.
Michael Cole, 49, of Main Street in South Windsor, was arrested Feb. 20 on a warrant that had been issued for his arrest.
Cole was charged with first-degree sexual assault, first-degree unlawful restraint, second-degree strangulation and risk of injury to a minor.
The charges against Cole stem from complaint filed in January that accused him of sexually assaulting a child under the age of 16, according to the South Windsor Police arrest report.
Investigators later obtained an arrest warrant.
Cole was held on a $500,000 surety bond and was presented at Manchester Superior Court on Friday morning.
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