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Mayor arrested on sexually related charges involving child



WATERBURY, Connecticut (CNN) -- Philip Giordano, the mayor of Waterbury, Connecticut, was arrested Thursday morning on two federal charges dealing with "sexual activity" involving a child, the FBI said.

Special agent Lisa Bull said the mayor was arrested on two offenses: the use of an interstate facility to entice a child under the age of 16 to engage in sexual activity, and conspiracy to carry out that offense.

He appeared before a federal judge in Bridgeport, Connecticut, who granted the government's motion to detain Giordano and deny bail.

The mayor, a lawyer and former Marine, was arrested by FBI and IRS agents. Their investigation was assisted by the state Department of Children and Families.

Bull had no further details on the arrest. The investigation continues, she said.

A hearing is scheduled for Tuesday.

Giordano, 38, was the Republican challenger against U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman last year, who ran for re-election to the Senate while he was also vice presidential contender on the Democratic ticket.

Giordano, who also served as a state representative, was first elected mayor in 1995, taking office in 1996. He is now in his third term.

He is credited with turning the city's finances around, balancing a budget that once had a $27 million deficit.

Giordano lost by a wide margin to Lieberman in the 2000 Senate race -- 64 percent to 35 percent.

CNN Producer Phil Hirschkorn in New York contributed to this report







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