Suspect Arrested on Sexual Assault of a Minor Warrant

On Tuesday, January 6th, Orange Police Detectives arrested Josue Granados, 42, of Norwalk, after an investigation of a sexual assault of a minor in November. The investigation started after a 17-year-old female reported she was inappropriately touched and solicited for sex by Granados after he saw her struggling to open her locked apartment in West Haven. Mr. Granados, who was unknown to the victim, offered to drive her to Home Depot in Orange to get a tool to help open the door. While enroute, he allegedly stopped in another parking lot along the way and made unwanted sexual advances and exposed himself even after the victim said she was underage. The victim escaped from Granados' vehicle upon arrival at Home Depot and sought help.

     Detective Tony Colon was able to identify the perpetrator and secured an arrest warrant for Josue Granados, charging him with Commercial Sexual Abuse of a Minor, Sexual Assault in the 4th Degree, Indecent Exposure, and Disorderly Conduct. Detectives from Orange and Norwalk Police arrested him yesterday morning without incident at a Norwalk workplace. He was held on a $250,000 bond until his arraignment in Superior Court in Derby on January 7th.