CONNECTICUT
Norwich Bulletin
By GREG SMITH
The Bulletin
New London, Conn. —
A former pastor at a Haitian church in Norwich pleaded not guilty Monday to charges he sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl.
Luckner Sylvain, 49, appeared in New London Superior Court Monday on charges of first-degree sexual assault, fourth-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor. He is represented by Norwich attorney Paul Chinigo. The case was continued to May 30.
Norwich police allege Sylvain, a former pastor at First Haitian Baptist Church, sexually assaulted the girl multiple times in 2006 and 2007. The church’s pastor said Sylvain left the church in 2008.
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