Mercado, who spent more than six years in prison before DNA evidence cleared him of a sex assault of a 4-year-old girl, is seeking $5.5 million.

Court records show that Cross sexually assaulted the victim repeatedly when she was between the ages of 7 and 9 years old.

The State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of New Britain found 29-year-old Allen Cross guilty of three counts of sexual assault in the first degree and two counts of risk o

Allen Cross, 29, of Bristol, was found guilty after evidence showed he repeatedly assaulted a child between 7 and 9 years old, officials said.