(Milford, CT) - Margaret E. Kelley, Ansonia/Milford Judicial District State’s Attorney, today announced that a jury in Superior Court in Derby on November 18, 2025 found Tyrone Craddock, age 50, of Bridgeport, guilty of Sexual Assault in the First Degree, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-70(a)(1). The trial was presided over by the Honorable Auden C. Grogins.
Evidence at trial showed that the defendant, who had previously provided rides to the 16-year-old victim and her friends through a ridesharing app, sexually assaulted the teen at Walnut Beach in Milford on May 24, 2019.
Sentencing is scheduled for January 6, 2026 in Derby Superior Court.
The case was prosecuted by Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Mary SanAngelo and Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Alanna Paul, with the assistance of Inspector Herbert Johnson, Paralegal Specialist Chelsea Meehan and Victim Advocate Ramika Fountain.