Man accused of stalking, scaring child

TORRINGTON — A city man accused of stalking a girl after she got off the school bus and then resisting arrest is facing charges.

Michael Sacco, 31, of 9 Riverside Ave., first-floor apartment, was arrested Sunday and charged with second-degree breach of peace, interfering with an officer/resisting arrest and third-degree stalking.

An officer was first dispatched for a report of someone trying to force their way into a vehicle, according to a probable cause report.

When the officer spoke with the victim, who was visibly upset and still crying, the victim said a white man had been following her home for the past few weeks after she got off the school bus.

“The victim said she did not know the man and she became very fearful as this began to occur on a more frequent basis,” police wrote in the report. “The victim said that on a few occasions she would look outside and see Sacco standing in front of her house looking at her front window.”

As the victim and her aunt pulled into the driveway last week, Sacco allegedly ran into a local home, prompting a call to police.

Sacco had allegedly “walked up to the vehicle and began pounding on the rear window telling them to get out of the car,” at which time the aunt sounded the horn and Sacco left the scene, according to the report.

Police were able to identify Sacco based on the description and location the victim provided. The officer located Sacco after a search, according to the report.

According to police, Sacco resisted arrest while being detained, going limp on multiple occasions. He then asked police if he was going to jail, saying he had only approached the girl to ask what time it was.

Sacco was arraigned Tuesday in Superior Court in Torrington. His bail was set at $2,500 cash or surety and a protective order was issued in the case preventing him from having contact with the victim. He is scheduled to appear in court Jan. 17.