Police: Trumbull man texted apology for raping Milford woman

MILFORD — A Trumbull man accused of raping a Milford woman and later apologizing for the assault in text messages has pleaded not guilty.

Daniel Marazita, 25, was charged with first-degree sexual assault and thirddegree assault after police obtained a warrant for his arrest last month.

Marazita’s lawyer, Timothy Aspinwall, declined to comment on the case Friday.

According to an arrest warrant, a woman went to the Milford police station June 22, where she told detectives she spoke to Marazita June 5 and she agreed to have him stop by her home.

Marazita stopped by the home about 10 p.m., she said, and “was very intoxicated to the point where he was stumbling while walking.” The woman told police she had also been drinking throughout the day, and that after hanging out for about an hour, she and Marazita went to her bedroom and began to have consensual sex.

However, the woman said Marazita became more forceful and sexually assaulted her even though she said no.

The woman told police she confronted Marazita via text message more than a week later, and that he apologized for the alleged assault.

Marazita allegedly told cops he wanted to speak to an attorney before speaking with them. Soon after, his lawyer called police and told them his client would not speak with detectives.

The warrant says the woman’s phone contained text messages which showed Marazita apologizing for the assault despite saying he did not remember what happened.

“You are saying I sexually assaulted you, which means that is what happened,” he allegedly wrote. “I sexually assaulted you and I will not lie to anyone about it. It doesn’t matter that I was drunk...”

In another message quoted in the warrant, police say Marazita told the woman that he wants “to get treatment so that I do not hurt someone in the way I’ve hurt you ever again.”

“I have to live with this remorse for the rest of my life, but that does not compare to the fact that you will have to live with the consequences of my actions for the rest of yours,” he allegedly wrote. “I am not the victim here, I won’t act like Ia m, and I don’t want you to read this and think that I am trying to garner sympathy. I am fully, 100% aware of the fact that my actions have consequences, and these are the consequences that I will face.”

Marazita was released after posting a $175,000 bond following his arrest. He pleaded not guilty in the case at a Feb. 14 court appearance.

He is scheduled to return to court March 24.