The investigation also involved a controlled, recorded phone call between the victim and the Gardners in December, during which the victim confronted them about the alleged sexual abuse. The individual claimed to have been sexually abused by Kenneth Gardner in 2004 or 2005, when he were about 12 or 13 years old. Over the course of the months-long Danbury police investigation, at least 11 people were interviewed and asked if they had any information relevant.Īccording to investigators, several people said the complainant had mentioned being sexually abused by Kenneth Gardner as a child, and a second victim was also identified.

According to police, analysis reports had not been released as of May 26. Search warrants were executed at the Gardner residence in December, and electronic devices belonging to Kenneth Gardner were seized and submitted to a laboratory for analysis. Kenneth Gardner was also accused of taking nude photographs of the victim, who told police he might still have the images electronically stored on a computer. The victim told investigators that Kenneth Gardner committed the sexual abuse on his own for the first seven or eight years and said Lisa Gardner joined him and the victim in “sexual activity” around 2007, but “never ‘touched’” the victim.

The complainant accused Kenneth Gardner of being the instigator and primary perpetrator of the sexual abuse and Lisa Gardner of being complicit.Īccording to the warrants for their arrest, Kenneth Gardner allegedly abused the victim on “numerous occasions,” and Lisa Gardner was allegedly aware but did nothing to stop it or protect the victim. 24 - five months after police launched an investigation into the allegations against him and his wife. The Danbury school district’s human resources director said he resigned Feb.

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