The man was arrested on a child exploitation offense following a lengthy investigation into a house fire in New Fairfield that left one woman dead in 2024.

An investigation into a woman’s death and a house fire in New Fairfield led to a man’s arrest on a child phonography charge, state police said.

A months-long investigation into a fatal house fire led to the arrest of a Connecticut man on child pornography charges, officials said.John T. Fairchild, 66, New Fairfield, was arrested Tuesday morning,