Litchfield store clerk accused of sexually assaulting minors, state police say

Apr. 23—LITCHFIELD — A Litchfield store clerk is facing multiple sexual assault charges after an encounter in January with three 14-year-old girls, according to an arrest warrant.

Monir Uddin, 47, of New York, was arrested Saturday on numerous charges including three counts of commercial sexual abuse of a minor, three counts of illegal sexual contact with a minor, three counts of risk of injury to a minor, three counts of fourth-degree sexual assault, three counts of second-degree unlawful restraint and three counts of illegal sale of a minor.

Uddin, whom the girls knew as "Moon," came under suspicion after they reported to state police on Jan. 14 that he had made them uncomfortable, kissed them and offered them free vape products at his job at the Citgo gas station on West Street, the warrant said.

He told the girls before they left not to tell anyone about what happened, according to the warrant. The girls were so distraught about the incident that they were shaking when a trooper from Troop L arrived at the location where they had called police, the warrant said.

Each of the girls told officers that they felt trapped and that Uddin led them out of the back of the store for some activity and then refused allow them to go back in to escape, according to the warrant. Many portions of the warrant discussing what Uddin is accused of doing were redacted by state police.

He kissed and hugged each one before giving them the vape products and at some point during the incident begged them to allow him to take their photo, according to the warrant.

Uddin turned himself in on April 20 after learning state police had obtained the warrant and was held in lieu of an $85,000 bond until his arraignment in state Superior Court in Litchfield Monday.

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