HARTFORD COURANT REPORTS JUDICIAL MARSHAL GETS SLAP ON THE WRIST FOR PROMOTING PROSTITUTION, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS!

David Owens of The Hartford Courant reports as follows:

LITCHFIELD -- Former Waterbury judicial marshal Michael A. Connelly was sentenced to one year in prison Tuesday on charges of promoting prostitution, sexual assault and trafficking in persons.

Connelly — brother of the late Waterbury State's Attorney John Connelly — had pleaded guilty under the Alford doctrine, meaning he did not admit guilt but conceded that prosecutors had enough evidence for a conviction.

Connelly, 54, received a sentence of 12 years in prison suspended after one year served and five years' probation.

"I'm sorry. I made some bad decisions," Connelly told Superior Court Judge John A. Danaher III. "I won't be back."

See Link:

http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-michael-connelly-sentencing-20160809-story.html

HARTFORD COURANT REPORTS ON FREEWHEELING JUDICIAL MARSHAL ARRESTED FOR THE FORTH TIME!

Christine Dempsey of The Hartford Courant reports as follows:

"WATERBURY — A former judicial marshal who already faces child pornography and prostitution charges has now been accused of human trafficking, the state police said.

Michael Connelly, 53, of Sharon Road in Waterbury turned himself in about 6:15 a.m. Thursday at the Troop A barracks in Southbury on charges of trafficking in persons. He also was charged with three counts each of impersonating a police officer and coercion.

Connelly's lawyer, Leonard Connelly's lawyer, Leonard Crone, came out Crone, came out swinging during Connelly's arraignment Thursday afternoon In Waterbury Superior Court, calling the prosecution of Connelly a "sham," "weak" and a "vendetta played out" by state police and the chief state's attorney's office.

Crone said those agencies "had problems" with his brother, former Waterbury state's attorney John Connelly, and now law enforcement officials are "taking it out on him."

For more information on this important matter, please click on the links below:

Fourth arrest for human trafficking:
http://www.courant.com/breaking-news/hc-waterbury-connelly-judicial-marshal-arrest-0508-20150507-story.html

15 year history of causing trouble:
http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-michael-connelly-judicial-marshal-work-problems-20150208-story.html#page=1

CONNECTICUT JUDICIAL MARSHAL GRADUATING CLASS #214, AUGUST 1, 2014!

The Judicial Marshal Academy’s Class 214 graduated Friday, August 1st at the Connecticut Supreme Court.


For pictures of this event, please click on the link below:


http://www.jud.ct.gov/external/news/marshals_grad/080114.htm