Electrical connector with grounding contact

An electrical connector for electrically connecting with a complementary connector, comprising:

• an insulating housing comprising a base, a mating tongue extending forwards from the base, and a plurality of channels extending through the mating tongue and the base;
• a plurality of conductive contacts retained in the channels, each conductive contact having a fixing portion assembled within corresponding channel, a contacting portion extending from one side of the fixing portion and a soldering portion extending from the other side of the fixing portion opposite to the contacting portion;
• and
• a shielding shell covering the insulating housing and the plurality of conductive contacts;
• wherein the plurality of conductive contacts comprises at least one grounding contact, and the at least one grounding contact defines a latching portion neighbored and connected to the contacting portion thereof;
• and
• wherein the mating tongue has a pair of cutouts recessed from opposite lateral edges thereof, and the latching portion of the at least one grounding contact cooperates with one of the pair of cutouts.