NewstimesDirk PerrefortDANBURY — The victims of a decades long sex trafficking ring claim one of the suspects was having sex with young men for more than 40 years while infected with HIV.The claim was made recently in a civil lawsuit against Bruce Bemer, a Glastonbury businessman who was one of...
Westport Man Pleads Guilty In Sex Ring Case
Hartford CourantDave AltimariWestport man pleaded guilty Friday to patronizing a trafficked person in a case related to an alleged sex ring involving troubled young men.William Trefzger, 72, was given a 10-year sentence suspended after one year by Superior Court Judge Susan Reynolds. Trefzger, who has a prior sex assault conviction,...
Defendant in Danbury sex trafficking case rejects probation deal
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...