State Dept. of Justice: Owner of Vazzy's Restaurant in Bridgeport charged with bribery

The state Department of Justice says the owner of Vazzy's Restaurant in Bridgeport turned himself in on Wednesday.

John Vazzano, 58, is accused of offering a bribe in the hopes of making sex assault charges against two of his employees disappear.

State prosecutors say the alleged victim was also a former employee.

In addition to the bribery count, Vazzano is charged with misleading police as to the whereabouts of the two accused employees.