On June 4, 2024, Simonelli pleaded guilty in Torrington Superior Court to four counts of employing a minor in an obscene performance two counts of promoting a minor in an obscene performance, one count of sexual assault in the first degree with a victim under 13 years of age, and one count of risk of injury to a minor.

Officials say Sara Anne Simonelli, a New Milford woman, earlier pleaded guilty to first-degree sexual assault of a victim under 13 years old.