Former Police Officer Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Court for Child Exploitation Offense

David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that OTILIO GREEN, 44, of Hamden, was sentenced today 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 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 additional images and videos of suspected child sex abuse material. The investigation further revealed that, for at least two years prior to his arrest on April 4, 2025, Green used the Telegram app, which he 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, Green was employed as an officer with the Yale University Police Department. Judge Shea ordered Green 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. On February 27, 2026, Green pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography. Released on a $200,000 bond, he is required to report to prison on September 14. This 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 the assistance of Law Student Intern Noah Sullivan. U.S. Attorney Sullivan thanked the State’s Attorney’s Office for the Judicial District of New Haven for its assistance in the prosecution of this case. 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 .