Sex Crimes — Bridgeport, CT — reported 2026-07-07
SUMMARY
A Bridgeport store owner was sentenced to 86 months in prison, suspended after 17 months, for sexually assaulting and unlawfully restraining female customers.
KEY FACTS
- Incident type: Sex Crimes
- Location: Bridgeport, CT
- Date reported: 2026-07-07
- Suspect: male, age 64
- Victim(s): 4 (female customers)
- Status: arrest/sentenced
REPORTED DETAILS
- Salem Hennawi was sentenced to a total effective sentence of 86 months in prison, suspended after 17 months.
- Hennawi was convicted of two counts of fourth-degree sexual assault and one count each of third-degree sexual assault and second-degree unlawful restraint.
- The incidents occurred in the basement of his furniture store, Salem Furniture, located at 120 Porter St. in Bridgeport.
- All four victims were lured to the basement by Hennawi, who would insist they lie down to test a sample mattress before assaulting or restraining them against their will.