In 2003, Conte was sentenced to three years in prison for having sexual relations and impregnating a 12-year-old girl.
Police on Monday arrested a convicted sex offender on charges that he raped a 15-year-old girl.
Joshua Conte, 24, of 47 W. Coit St., New London, was charged with first-degree sexual assault, risk of injury or impairing the morals of a minor and unlawful restraint.
According to police, a sexual assault complaint was received on Sept. 1. The victim told her mother that on July 8 when the victim was alone, babysitting her niece at a Norwich residence, Conte forced her into a bedroom and then put a television in front of the door so she could not get out, the warrant said.
The victim told her mother that Conte made her sit on the bed and then he raped her. The victim asked Conte to stop but he refused to, the warrant said.
The victim told police she did not tell anyone because she thought her family would hate her.
Also on Sept. 1, police interviewed Conte, who denied the allegations and said he was being “set up.” He claimed that he was never alone with the victim.
Police then told him that they had a sworn statement from the victim.
Conte refused to give police a written statement but later admitted to having sex with the victim, which he claimed was consensual.
In 2003, Conte was sentenced to three years in prison for having sexual relations and impregnating a 12-year-old girl.
Conte is being held on a $350,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in New London Superior Court Jan. 5.
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