West Haven Teen 'Inappropriately Touched' After Man Offers To Help Her: Orange Police

ORANGE, CT — A Norwalk man is accused of sexually assaulting a minor, Orange police said.

On Tuesday, Orange police arrested Josue Granados, 42, of Norwalk, after an investigation of a sexual assault of a minor in November, police said.

The investigation started after a 17-year-old female reported she was "inappropriately touched and solicited for sex" by Granados after he saw her struggling to open her locked apartment in West Haven, police said.

"Mr. Granados, who was unknown to the victim, offered to drive her to Home Depot in Orange to get a tool to help open the door," police said. "While enroute, he allegedly stopped in another parking lot along the way and made unwanted sexual advances and exposed himself even after the victim said she was underage. The victim escaped from Granados' vehicle upon arrival at Home Depot and sought help."

Detective Tony Colon was able to identify the accused and secured an arrest warrant for Granados, charging him with commercial sexual abuse of a minor, fourth-degree sexual assault, indecent exposure, and disorderly conduct, police said.

Detectives from Orange and Norwalk Police arrested him yesterday morning without incident at a Norwalk workplace.

He was held on a $250,000 bond until his arraignment in Superior Court in Derby today.