On the afternoon of Friday, April 15, 2022 Trumbull police arrested a man for photographing a young child while at the Westfield Trumbull Mall. Kenneth Soto, age 55, of Holley Street Bridgeport, was taken into custody after a concerned citizen observed Soto using his cellular telephone to take inappropriate photographs of the unsuspecting juvenile as he sat at a table in the food court across from her.
The Trumbull Police were called to investigate Soto for videotaping the young girl, as he angled himself to view under her clothing. While doing so, Soto was using his hand to cover the screen of his phone to make it less visible to outside eyes as he zoomed in on her. Soto eventually left the area, and had taken off his exterior shirt and put on a face mask to change is appearance. The witness eventually relocated Soto, and pointed him out to police who then took him into custody without incident. The young girl was no longer on scene and her identity is unknown.
Soto was transported to the Trumbull Police Headquarters where he was charged with Voyeurism with Malice, and Breach of Peace. He has been detained in the Hospital for several days, due to medical emergencies, while remaining under police custody. Soto was held on a $50,000 bond, and is scheduled to appear in Bridgeport Superior Court on April 29, 2022 at 172 Golden Hill Street, Bridgeport.
Soto, having an arrest history of various charges since 1983, had an outstanding warrant out of Rhode Island, and another for Failure to Appear in the 1st Degree for an initial arrest by the New Haven Police for the charge of Larceny in the 3rd Degree. Soto was held on an additional court set bond of $40,000, and is scheduled to appear in New Haven Superior Court for this charge on April 25, 2022.