Police have arrested a Hamden man accused of sexually assaulting two children under the age of 12 over a period of several years and threatening to kill them if they told their mother.
Brian Mayo, 28, sexually assaulted the two young victims and showed them pornography on his computer, according to Hamden police. He also threatened to kill them if they told their mother what was taking place.
Police said Mayo fled to New York after they obtained warrant for his arrest. Members of the U.S. Marshal Service Fugitive Task Force and the New York Police Department arrested Mayo in Staten Island on April 6. He waived extradition and was taken to Hamden police headquarters on May 1.
Mayo has been charged with two counts of first-degree sexual assault, two counts of risk of injury to a minor and two counts of threatening. He was held on $300,000 bond and was due in court in Meriden on May 4.
Out of concern for the victims' privacy and protection, police declined to comment on the relationship between them and their connection to Mayo.
