NewstimesDirk PerrefortDANBURY—Court officials appeared shocked Wednesday when Bruce Bemer, a Glastonbury businessman facing felony human trafficking charges, rejected a plea deal that would have allowed him to avoid prison time.Bemer, 63, who is charged with taking part in a Danbury-based sex trafficking ring that authorities said operated for decades, shed...
Bruce Bemer, Business Mogul Charged In Sex Ring, Rejects Deal That Could Have Spared Him Prison
Hartford CourantDavid OwensBruce Bemer, the Glastonbury business mogul charged in a sex ring operation involving troubled young men, Wednesday rejected a judge’s offer of a plea deal that could have spared him prison.Bemer, 64, is charged with patronizing a trafficked person. He is free on $500,000 bail.On Wednesday, Danbury Superior...
Attorney For Sex-Trafficking Ring Accusers Seeks HIV Test For Bruce Bemer
Hartford CourantDave AltimariAn attorney for some of the accusers in an alleged sex trafficking ring is seeking a court order to force a Glastonbury business mogul to undergo an HIV test.In a one-page motion filed in Danbury Superior Court, attorney Joel Faxon, who represents a half dozen accusers, is asking...