CT man sentenced to 19 years in prison for sexual assault of girl

A Connecticut man was sentenced Friday to 19 years in prison for sexually assaulting a young girl in his home over a four-year period, officials said.

Michael R. Mansfield, 65, of Winchester, was sentenced by Judge Jason M. Lobo to 25 years in prison, execution suspended after 19 years in prison, followed by 15 years of probation, according to the state's attorney of the Judicial District of Litchfield, David R. Shannon. He was also ordered to register with the Connecticut sex offender registry.

Mansfield was convicted of one count of first-degree sexual assault, one count of fourth-degree sexual assault and two counts of risk of injury to a minor. A Superior Court jury returned its verdict on March 27, 2024, in less than two hours after a three-day trial, the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice announced in a news release Friday.

According to court records, Mansfield sexually assaulted a female victim at his Winsted home between 2012 and 2016, when the victim was between the ages of 7 and 11.

“State's Attorney Shannon would like to thank the Winchester Police Department, the Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Child Abuse Investigation Team, and the Department of Children and Families for their work and dedication in this investigation,” the DCJ said in a statement on Friday.