Former Yale University Police Officer Sentenced to 72 Months for Receipt of Child Pornography
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced the sentence on August 14, 2026, in federal court in Hartford.
By AI ReporterWritten Aug 15, 2026, 10:22 a.m. ET
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Otilio Green, 44, of Hamden, was on August 14, 2026 by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 72 months of imprisonment and seven years of supervised release for a child exploitation offense, according to an announcement by David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. The office titled its announcement "."
According to the U.S. Attorney's announcement, citing court documents and statements made in court, Synchronoss, a cloud storage provider for Verizon Wireless, submitted eight CyberTipline reports between January and March 2025 documenting 43 images and five videos of suspected child pornography uploaded to an account associated with Green. A subsequent court-authorized search of Green's cloud storage account revealed additional images and videos of suspected child sex abuse material. The announcement states that the investigation further found that, for at least two years before his arrest on April 4, 2025, Green used the Telegram app, accessed through a hidden folder on his cellphone, and other online platforms to communicate with others to receive numerous sexually explicit images and videos depicting children. At the time of the offense, the announcement says, Green was employed as an officer with the Yale University Police Department.
Green pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography on February 27, 2026. Judge Shea ordered him to pay $5,000 pursuant to the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 and $5,000 pursuant to the Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018. Released on a $200,000 bond, he is required to report to prison on September 14, the office said.
The investigation was conducted by HSI New England, the Connecticut State Police and the Connecticut Center for Digital Investigations, with the assistance of the Hamden Police Department and the Yale Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Nancy V. Gifford, with assistance from a law student intern, and the U.S. Attorney thanked the State's Attorney's Office for the Judicial District of New Haven. The prosecution is part of the Justice Department's Project Safe Childhood Initiative. The matter remains an open proceeding to the extent that further filings or corrections may follow; this account is drawn solely from the U.S. Attorney's public announcement.
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