Newtown Man Sexually Assaulted 11-Year-Old Multiple Times: Report

A Newtown man imprisoned on a drug conviction is facing new charges for sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl repeatedly between February 2013 and December 2014, according to the News-Times.

Peter Filosi, 33, of Newtown, was arrested July 7 and charged with two counts of first-degree sexual assault, two counts of illegal sexual contact with a minor and one count of first-degree unlawful restraint.

The News-Times reports Filosi is serving a six-month prison sentence in Uncasville for an unrelated drug conviction and has been arrested several times in New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut.

Filosi's bond was set at $50,000. He has not yet entered a plea and is due in court Aug. 4, according to online court records.

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