Yale Police Officer Charged with Federal Child Exploitation Offenses

Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Michael J. Krol, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), New England, and Connecticut State Police Colonel Daniel Loughman today announced that OTILIO GREEN, 43, of Hamden, has been charged by federal criminal complaint with child exploitation offenses.

Green was arrested on April 4, 2025.  He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Maria R. Garcia in New Haven and is currently detained.  A detention hearing is scheduled for tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. in Bridgeport.

As alleged in court documents and statements made in court, between January and March 2025, Synchronoss, a cloud storage provider for Verizon Wireless, submitted eight CyberTipline reports 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 an additional 2 images and 55 videos of suspected child sex abuse material.  The investigation also revealed that Green was employed as an officer with the Yale University Police Department

The complaint charges Green with possession of child pornography, an offense that carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years, and receipt of child pornography, an offense that carries a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of five years and a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years.

Acting U.S. Attorney Silverman stressed that a complaint is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt.  Charges are only allegations, and a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

This investigation is being conducted by HSI New England, the Connecticut State Police, and the Connecticut Center for Digital Investigations.  The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Nancy V. Gifford.

This prosecution is part of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Project Safe Childhood Initiative, which is aimed at protecting children from sexual abuse and exploitation.  For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.

To report cases of child exploitation, please visit www.cybertipline.com.