Mass. man who sexually abused young girl in CT over a six-year period sentenced to prison

A Massachusetts man convicted of sexually assaulting a young girl in Connecticut over a six-year period was sentenced to 15 years in prison, officials said.

Joshua J. Frenette, 41, of Granville, Massachusetts, was sentenced by Judge Walter A. Menjivar to 25 years in prison, execution suspended after 15 years served, followed by 25 years of probation, according to Litchfield State’s Attorney David R. Shannon.

He also was ordered to register as a sex offender in Connecticut, as well as to obey three standing criminal protective orders, Shannon said in a statement.

Frenette was convicted of two counts of first-degree sexual assault, attempt to commit first-degree sexual assault and three counts of risk of injury to a minor after a four-day trial in January, according to the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice.

Court records show Frenette sexually assaulted a young girl between 2011 and 2017, while the victim was between the ages of 7 and 13. According to court records, the assaults occurred at various locations in West Hartland, Winsted and Bridgeport.

There was also testimony presented at trial that showed years of physical and emotional abuse the victim and two siblings were subjected to by Frenette, court records show.

“State’s Attorney Shannon would like to thank the Connecticut State Police, Western District Major Crime Squad and the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, Division of Scientific Services for their extensive work and dedication in this investigation,” the DCJ said in a release on Friday.